The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today announced a refresh of the cross-appointments between the New Zealand Commerce Commission and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

The Events Transition Support Payment scheme (ETSP), introduced in November 2021 to give event organisers financial certainty to host large scale events over summer, will be extended from 4 April 2022 to 31 January 2023 and expanded to include business events.

The Government has announced that it will undertake a study into competition in New Zealand’s residential building supplies markets.

Consultation is now closed on the Insurance Contract Law Options Paper.

Public consultation is now open on the discussion document for implementation of the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019: Proposed standards, conditions & policies for accredited bodies.

Consultation is now open on the discussion paper for the minimum standards and conditions for the licensing of insolvency practitioners.

Consultation is now open on the discussion paper for Implementation of the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019

From 22 August to 13 September 2019, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) sought comments on a proposed methodology to facilitate an objective and robust examination of the public interest test now required by the Act.

MBIE and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) are consulting on proposed changes to the FMA’s funding and the FMA levy.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is seeking submissions on possible regulations to support the operation of the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Bill. The feedback from this consultation will be used to advise the Government on options for regulations.