The primary focus of the bill is to fundamentally reform the regulatory control provisions of the Commerce Act 1986. Other amendments include imposing enhanced information disclosure regulation on certain services supplied by 3 international airport companies and providing for the enforcement of variation of undertakings given under section 69A of the Commerce Act 1986 in relation to clearance or authorisation of mergers.
There have been 85 submissions on this bill.
Bill Events
| Event | Date | Ayes | Noes | Abstentions | |
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| Royal Assent | 16 Sep 2008 | ||||
| Third Reading | 5 Sep 2008 | Bill read a third time. | |||
| In Committee | 5 Sep 2008 | Bill reported with amendment. Report adopted. |
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| Second Reading | 3 Sep 2008 | Bill read a second time. | Ayes 112 Labour 49 National 47 NZ First 7 Green 4 United F. 2 Progres. 1 indep. 2 (Copeland, Field) |
Noes 4 Maori 4 |
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| SC Reports | 28 Jul 2008 | The Commerce Committee reported on this bill. View the bill as reported from the Commerce Committee at the New Zealand Legislation website. | |||
| Submissions Due | 9 May 2008 | ||||
| First Reading | 20 Mar 2008 | Bill read a first time. Motion agreed to: That the Commerce Amendment Bill be referred to the Commerce Committee, and that the committee report finally to the House on or before 22 July 2008. |
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| Introduction | 13 Mar 2008 | Lianne Dalziel was the member in charge of this Government bill. View the bill at introduction at the NZ Legislation website. |
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