Sections of the Commerce Act 1986 referred to in the text below have been repealed under the Commerce Amendment Act 2008.
Background - The Gas Control Inquiry
On 30 April 2003, the Minister of Energy requested the Commerce Commission to report on whether goods and services supplied in markets directly related to gas transmission and distribution systems should be subject to control and hence whether an Order in Council under Section 53 of the Commerce Act should be made in relation to gas pipeline services.
In its Inquiry on Gas Control, the Commission was governed by the Section 52- 56 of the Commerce Act. Section 52 of the Commerce Act requires the Commission to consider two key issues in relation to whether or not control under Part V may be imposed.
Goods or services may be controlled under Section 52 if: