We develop policy and law to support a trading environment that promotes the long-term interests of consumers. This page provides information about recent research and reviews of consumer law.

We are consulting on a product safety policy statement to help industry improve the safety of products containing button batteries and packaging for new button batteries.

This section provides information about reviews of consumer law we have conducted on behalf of the Government.

On behalf of the Minister for ACC, the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment is consulting on the Minister’s proposal to increase the amounts, prescribed by regulation, that ACC is liable to pay towards the cost of rehabilitation.

This page has the background documents for Cabinet's 2016 decision for a new regulatory regime for providing financial advice in New Zealand.

This exploratory report uses the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) to investigate the make-up and size of the low pay sector in New Zealand between 2006 and 2015.

On 10 April 2018, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs released a discussion paper on new disclosure requirements for financial advice. The consultation closed on 25 May 2018.

This page outlines the development of the new regulatory regime introduced by the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act.

This page covers key milestones in the 8-year reform of the Commerce Act's cartel provisions.

The Commerce Amendment Act 2018 provides for market studies, improved airport regulation and enforceable undertakings.