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Supporting Documents
Mergers and Acquisitions forms
(4 documents)
- Business Acquisition Clearance Form for Notice under Section 66 October 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (109 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Business Acquisition Application for Authorisation form for Notice under Section 67 November 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (62 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Streamlined Process Application for Authorisation for Notice under Section 58 November 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (47 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Streamlined Process Business Acquisition Application for Authorisation form for Notice under Section 67 November 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (54 KB) (opens in a new window)
Mergers and Acquisitions Fact Sheets
(2 documents)
Mergers and Acquisitions Guidelines
(5 documents)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Guidelines 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (919 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Supplementary Guidelines on Failing Firms October 2009 Adobe Acrobat PDF (138 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Clearance Process Guidelines 14 July 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (155 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Streamlined Authorisation Process Guidelines Adobe Acrobat PDF (193 KB) (opens in a new window)
- The Commerce Commission (Commission) may grant authorisations for restrictive trade practices 1.1 or business acquisitions that may otherwise breach certain provisions of the Commerce Act 1986 (Commerce Act), on application by a person or business involved in such a practice or acquisition. In general, the Commission is empowered to grant an authorisation for a practice or acquisition if it is satisfied that the public benefit of the practice or acquisition outweighs the detriment arising from the loss of competition. Part 5 of the Commerce Act sets out some procedural requirements for the consideration of authorisation applications.
- Mergers and Acquisitions Divestment Remedies Guidelines June 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (161 KB) (opens in a new window)
Anti-competitive Practices forms and publications
(3 documents)
- Anti-Competitive Practices under the Commerce Act Adobe Acrobat PDF (782 KB) (opens in a new window)
- The purpose of the Commerce Commission (the
Commission) is to promote market efficiency by fostering
healthy competition, informed choice by consumers and
sound economic regulation. - Streamlined Process Application for Authorisation for Notice under Section 58 November 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (47 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Application Form for Anti-competitive Practices Authorisation for Notice under Section 58 November 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (57 KB) (opens in a new window)
Anti-competitive Practices Fact Sheets
(8 documents)
- Avoiding Illegal Agreements fact sheet September 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (59 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Fact sheet Exemptions under the Commerce Act February 2012 Adobe Acrobat PDF (423 KB) (opens in a new window)
- How to Deter Bid Rigging fact sheet September 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (55 KB) (opens in a new window)
- How to Recognise Bid Rigging fact sheet September 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (58 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Commerce Act Leniency Policy for Cartels fact sheet Oct 2011 Adobe Acrobat PDF (138 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Fact sheet The Commerce Act Price Fixing and Cartels August 2011 Adobe Acrobat PDF (129 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Resale Price Maintenance fact sheet February 2011 Adobe Acrobat PDF (133 KB) (opens in a new window)
- The Commerce Act Regulation of Goods and Services fact sheet June 2011 Adobe Acrobat PDF (100 KB) (opens in a new window)
Anti-competitive Practices Guidelines
(6 documents)
- Guidelines for Procurers How to Recognise and Deter Bid Rigging September 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (147 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Guidelines for Trade Associations 20 September 2010 Adobe Acrobat PDF (90 KB) (opens in a new window)
- Commerce Act - Guidelines for the Supply of School Uniforms December 2008 Adobe Acrobat PDF (67 KB) (opens in a new window)
- The Commerce Commission (the Commission) has received complaints about the limited supplier choice and high prices charged for school uniforms. As some arrangements for the supply of uniforms might raise issues under the Commerce Act 1986 (the Act), the Commission has prepared these guidelines to allow all parties to be more informed.
- The Interrelationship between Part 2 of the Commerce Act 1986 and the Telecommunications Act 2001 - Guidelines January 2008 Adobe Acrobat PDF (286 KB) (opens in a new window)
- When the Commission considers matters relating to telecommunications it must decide whether there are competition issues that the Commission should examine under Part 2 of the Commerce Act or whether section 63 of the Telecommunications Act applies. Section 63 expressly excludes the Commerce Act in certain circumstances. Following changes to the Telecommunications Act in December 2006, the Commerce Act exclusion also applies when registered undertakings are made in lieu of regulation under
the Telecommunications Act. - The Interrelationship Between Part 2 of the Commerce Act 1986 and the Telecommunications Act 2001 - Discussion Paper 2 April 2007 Adobe Acrobat PDF (72 KB) (opens in a new window)
- The Commission has recently had to consider a number of issues relating to telecommunications and decide whether there are competition issues that the Commission should consider under Part 2 of the Commerce Act or whether section 63 of the Telecommunications Act applies. Section 63 expressly excludes the Commerce Act in certain circumstances.
- Cartel leniency Policy and Process Guidelines 12 April 2011 Adobe Acrobat PDF (114 KB) (opens in a new window)
