The 2018 Commerce Amendment Bill strengthens the regulatory regime for major international airports in New Zealand. This page outlines the milestones in our review of the airports regime including submissions and the main Cabinet documents.

The Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act amends the Commerce Act 1986 to better provide for pro-competitive collaboration between businesses, while also deterring anti-competitive cartel conduct.

On 30 August 2019 the Financial Markets (Derivatives Margin and Benchmarking) Reform Amendment Act 2019 received Royal assent. The Act amends aspects of New Zealand law which impede compliance with foreign margin requirements for over-the-counter derivatives.

This page explains how the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is funded. It includes information about the 2021, 2019/20 and 2016 funding reviews.

Copyright refers to the exclusive rights given to owners of original works such as literature, artistic works, communication works (eg, broadcasts) films and sound recordings.

We provide advice and support to help New Zealand businesses get started, grow, innovate and raise their capability. We also work with other agencies to design and deliver services to businesses in better and smarter ways.

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.