International Labour Organization
New Zealand is a founding member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) which is the key global labour body and source of international labour law.
New Zealand is a founding member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) which is the key global labour body and source of international labour law.
This page summarises the changes to the consumer credit laws that resulted from the review that took place between 2009 and 2015.
The Government has made law changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. This follows our 2018 review of the consumer credit law.
In 2022, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs commissioned an investigation into changes to credit laws introduced on 1 December 2021. This has led to further amendments to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Regulations 2004 and the Responsible Lending Code. The first tranche of changes came into force on 7 July 2022, and the second tranche are in force on 4 May 2023.
The government is progressing the development of a ‘consumer data right’ to give individuals and businesses greater choice and control over their data. This is done through the Customer and Product Data Bill, which has been introduced to Parliament and is now before the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee.
The Government has repealed the Business Payment Practices Act 2023.
The Government has today announced plans to repeal the Business Payment Practices Act 2023.
We consulted government agencies, suppliers and interested public to get their feedback on the 4th edition of the Government Procurement Rules before we presented suggested amendments to Government.
We are reviewing the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 (the GIs Act).
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