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Michael Hill New Zealand Limited
Jewellery retailer Michael Hill New Zealand Limited was fined $169,000 following a Commission investigation into its extended warranty product.
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Michael Hill New Zealand Limited
Category
Consumer
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Act/Section
Fair Trading Act ss 13G, 36U
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Retail - other
Status
Closed
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Judgment
Case decision number
Date opened
07 June 2018
Date closed
29 November 2018
29
Nov
2018
COMPLETED
Date closed – Sentencing
07
Jun
2018
COMPLETED
Date opened – Charges filed
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