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Lines Businesses thresholds to apply from 04
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 9:12 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released final decisions relating to the regulation of large electricity lines businesses (distribution businesses and Transpower). This work is part of the Commission’s development of a regulatory regime for lines businesses, ... More >>
Electricity Lines Businesses Threshold Assessments
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 9:10 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has reviewed self assessments provided by 29 electricity lines businesses, and found two businesses in breach of the price path threshold. Twelve lines businesses have been found to comply with the thresholds, and the Commission ... More >>
Electricity Lines Businesses Draft Info Disclosure
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 9:09 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is inviting submissions on its draft information disclosure requirements for large electricity lines businesses, and on its draft handbook for the valuation of system fixed assets owned by lines businesses using the Optimised ... More >>
Court of Appeal ruling puts auctioneers on notice
Monday, 22 December 2003, 4:07 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received clarification from the Court of Appeal that auctioneers must make it clear when vendor bidding is taking place. More >>
MediMedia cleared to acquire medical publications
Friday, 19 December 2003, 4:33 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted a clearance to MediMedia (NZ) Limited to acquire the New Zealand medical publications currently published by Adis International Limited. More >>
Guidelines provide greater clarity on competition
Friday, 19 December 2003, 11:42 am | Commerce Commission
The release of the Commerce Commission’s Mergers and Acquisition Guidelines will provide greater clarity around the application of the substantial lessening of competition threshold in the Commission’s work under the mergers and acquisitions provisions ... More >>
Telecommunications Act: Commission sets final TSO
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 10:32 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today announced its calculation of Telecom New Zealand’s net cost of complying with its telecommunication service obligations (TSO) for the period from 20 December 2001 to 30 June 2002. More >>
Product Safety Important As Holiday Season Begins
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 6:38 pm | Commerce Commission
With the holiday season underway, the Commerce Commission is reminding retailers of their responsibilities relating to product safety and is urging customers to check that presents they purchase for friends and family are safe. More >>
Misleading And False Claims Not On Shopping List
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 6:37 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is reminding retailers of their responsibilities under the Fair Trading Act as customers hit the shops for the holiday season. More >>
Commission clears Best Western to acquire Pacifica
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 4:13 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted a clearance to the New Zealand Motel Federation Incorporated, trading as Best Western, to acquire Pacifica Lodges & Inns Society Limited. More >>
EIRA Exemption to AMP Diversified Property Trust
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 10:27 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has exempted AMP Diversified Property Trust (ADP) and its associated entities from the application of the cross-involvement rules of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (EIR Act). More >>
Westfield Group applies for exemption under EIR
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 11:10 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from the Westfield Group for an exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (the EIR Act) in relation to ownership separation provisions. More >>
MediMedia applies to acquire medical publications
Monday, 24 November 2003, 4:26 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from MediMedia (NZ) Limited seeking clearance to acquire the Closed Circuit Journal Portfolio (CCJ) of publications currently published by Adis International Limited. More >>
Advertising Of A2 Milk Changes Following Warning
Friday, 21 November 2003, 2:48 pm | Commerce Commission
A2 Corporation Limited and its licensed A2 producers have agreed to amend their promotional material to remove any statements that imply the complete exclusion of beta casein A1 from A2 milk, following a warning from the Commerce Commission. More >>
Commerce Commission Clears Holcim To Acquire Atlas
Friday, 21 November 2003, 2:47 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Holcim (New Zealand) Limited to acquire a minority shareholding interest in Atlas Resources Limited from W M and E A Collie. More >>
Best Western clearance to acquire Pacifica
Tuesday, 18 November 2003, 1:22 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from the New Zealand Motel Federation Incorporated, trading as Best Western, to acquire Pacifica Lodges & Inns Society Limited. More >>
MiTek application to acquire Pryda & Reid declined
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 10:41 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has declined a clearance application from MiTek New Zealand Limited to acquire the assets of Pryda New Zealand and Reid New Zealand, which are operating divisions of Nylex New Zealand Limited. More >>
Telecommunications Act: Local Loop Unbundling
Friday, 7 November 2003, 11:48 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission will hold a five day conference next week on its draft report on unbundling Telecom’s local loop and its fixed Public Data Network. More >>
Ticketek fined $15,000 for Fair Trading Act Breach
Friday, 7 November 2003, 9:04 am | Commerce Commission
Misleading representations made by Ticketek New Zealand Limited regarding customers’ rights to a refund and its failure to adequately disclose its service fee have cost the event ticketing agency $16,520. More >>
Ace Financial Services’ attracts $9,000 fine
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 8:35 am | Commerce Commission
Finance and mortgage broker Graeme Charles Fisher was fined $9,000 in the Blenheim District Court today, after pleading guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to misleading claims made in radio advertising about his business, Ace Financial ... More >>
