This section covers historic reform of legislation supporting the integrity of the corporate system.

We hold responsibilities relating to trade, including technical barriers to trade, import tariffs, trade remedies, competition, intellectual property and government procurement. This work makes it easier for New Zealand exporters to trade with other countries, maintains fair market competition, and ensures that products imported into New Zealand are safe.

New Zealand’s conformance system plays an important role in our communities and economy.

The Government has taken legislation through Parliament to change New Zealand’s law relating to the misuse of market power (section 36 of the Commerce Act), along with other minor changes to the treatment of intellectual property rights and covenants in the Commerce Act.

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.

On 17 February 2017 the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs released an exposure draft of the Financial Services Amendment Bill for a 6-week public consultation period. We are also seeking feedback on a proposal for existing industry participants to transition to the new regime.

Facilitating kaitiakitanga over taonga works and mātauranga Māori is proposed for future work in kete 1 of the whole-of-government approach to issues raised in Wai 262. This includes asking whether there should be a new legal framework to protect taonga works and mātauranga Māori and, if so, what that should look like.

This page provides the Quarterly Canterbury Job Matching Report and Skills Shortage list for the Canterbury rebuild and wider recovery. We are no longer producing the Quarterly Canterbury Job Matching Report.

On 6 November 2014, 4 amendment Acts received Royal Assent. Together these Acts improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting and audit markets.

This page lists the application fees payable to the Commerce Commission for clearances and authorisations, collaborative activities, mergers and restrictive trade practices.