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  • Record fine imposed on Bond and Bond $63,000

    8 May 1997 -  Record fine imposed on Bond and Bond $63,000. The Christchurch District Court has imposed the highest fine yet under the Fair Trading Act, $63,000, on Bond and Bond Limited after the company admitted breaching the Act by running a series of

  • Korean officials visit NZ to study competition law

    3 Sep 1997 -  Korean officials visit NZ to study competition law. A five-member Korean government delegation will meet the Commerce Commission tomorrow to study New Zealand's competition law, the Commerce and Fair Trading Acts. The delegation includes the

  • Commission settlement – Les Mills changes TV advertising

    29 Jul 1997 -  Commission settlement – Les Mills changes TV advertising. As part of a settlement with the Commerce Commission, Les Mills World of Fitness has changed its television advertising to ensure that it does not mislead potential members about joining

  • Caroma Industries (NZ) Ltd (GWA International Ltd (Australia)), James…

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  • Commission warns pharmacists about weight loss products

    6 Apr 1997 -  Commission warns pharmacists about weight loss products. As part of an investigation focusing on weight loss products, the Commerce Commission has warned pharmacists that they risk breaching the Fair Trading Act if they promote weight loss products

  • Bond and Bond increased prices for special promotion

    29 Apr 1997 -  Bond and Bond increased prices for special promotion. Bond and Bond Limited admitted in the Christchurch District Court that a series of advertising campaigns running for four months was misleading and breached the Fair Trading Act. The Commerce

  • Accent Holidays misled public to promote time shares

    29 Aug 1997 -  Accent Holidays misled public to promote time shares. The Auckland District Court was today strongly critical of Accent Holidays Ltd when it fined it $25,000 for breaching the Fair Trading Act by making misleading claims to promote time shares.

  • Ben Rumble fined $8,000 for Fair Trading breach

    9 Oct 1997 -  Ben Rumble fined $8,000 for Fair Trading breach. Commerce Commission action against misleading cellphone promotions continued today with the Christchurch District Court fining Ben Rumble Communications Limited and Bennie Arthur Rumble a total of

  • Boots Healthcare identifies problem with sunscreen label

    14 Feb 1997 -  Boots Healthcare identifies problem with sunscreen label. Sunscreen manufacturer, Boots Healthcare, voluntarily came to the Commerce Commission because it was concerned about the labelling of one of its own sunscreens, Tripleguard SPF 50+.

  • Black Magic pyramid selling penalties total $29,000

    29 Aug 1997 -  Black Magic pyramid selling penalties total $29,000. A further Commerce Commission prosecution has brought the total fines and costs imposed on people involved in the Black Magic pyramid selling scheme to $29,000. Commission Chairman Dr Alan Bollard