Targeted Review of the Commerce Act - Submissions

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Submissions closed: 09 February 2016, 5pm

The targeted review of the Commerce Act 1986 began in November 2015 with the release of an Issues Paper. Submissions on the Issues Paper closed on 9 February 2016 and cross-submissions closed on 21 July 2016.

Summary

As part of a targeted review of the Commerce Act 1986, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs released an Issues Paper on 17 November 2015.

The Issues Paper addresses 3 main issues:

  • the prohibition against misuse of market power (section 36)
  • the cease and desist regime
  • a new market studies function.

Submissions

Submissions closed on 9 February 2016 and a total of 39 submissions were received. They represent the views of a wide range of businesses, representative organisations and individuals. Personal contact details have been redacted from submissions.

The following submissions were received