This section contains all current and closed Commission regulatory projects. This includes determinations, reports, inquiries, studies and disclosures relating to telecommunications, electricity lines, gas pipelines, airports and dairy.
We regularly publish updates on matters arising in relation to the Grocery Industry Competition Act 2023 and associated regulations. These updates include open letters from the Grocery Commissioner, correspondence with key stakeholders and grocery newsletters we publish quarterly. Copies of these updates can be found in the timeline below.
The Commission is required to consider whether reasonable grounds exist for a conducting a FFLAS deregulation review prior to the commencement of PQP2 in 2025.
The Commission is required to consider whether reasonable grounds exist for a conducting a FFLAS deregulation review prior to the commencement of PQP2 in 2025.
The Telecommunications Act gives us powers to improve retail service quality (RSQ) including customer service, faults, installation, contracts, product disclosure, billing, switching, service performance, speed and availability.
We are required to complete an Investigation into the regulation of certain copper services contained in Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 2001 (the Act) by no later than 31 December 2025.
On 13 December 2023, we published our final decisions, completing our review of the rules and processes that underpin the Commission’s regulation of airport services, electricity lines services, and gas pipeline services.
On 20 June 2023, the Government asked us to carry out a 14-month long study into whether competition for personal banking services in New Zealand is working well and, if not, what can be done to improve it.
In November 2021, the Government asked us to carry out a year-long study into whether competition for residential building supplies in New Zealand is working well and, if not, what could be done to improve it.
In November 2020, the Government asked us to carry out a study into whether competition in the grocery sector is working well, and if not, what can be done to improve it.