March 2003
Promoter fined $4,500 for involvement in SkyBiz multi-level selling scheme
31 March 2003
Gregory Ian Dawson was fined $4,500 plus $1630 costs in the Auckland District Court on Friday having pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to his involvement in US-based international multi-level selling scheme SkyBiz between 1999 and 2001.Relates to: Fair Trading
Electricity Lines Businesses: Commission decides on thresholds
31 March 2003
Electricity Lines Businesses: Commission decides on thresholds[/publications/decisions/media.pdf]Relates to: Electricity
Telecommunications Act: Update on unbundling the Local Loop Network and the fixed Public Data Network
27 March 2003
The Commerce Commission will commence investigations into the desirability of regulating the unbundling of Telecom New Zealand Limited's local loop network and its fixed Public Data Network with the release of an issues paper next month.Relates to: Telecommunications
Telecommunications Act: Commission receives application for number portability determination
27 March 2003
The Commerce Commission has received an application from five telecommunications carriers for a determination for designated multinetwork services under the Telecommunications Act 2001 in respect of the local telephone number portability service and the cellular telephone number portability service.Relates to: Telecommunications
Telecommunications Act: Commission to investigate CallPlus application for interconnection determination
26 March 2003
The Commerce Commission will investigate the interconnection element of CallPlus Limited's application for an access determination under the Telecommunications Act 2001. CallPlus applied to the Commission in December 2002 for a determination relating to interconnection services and wholesale (resale) services from Telecom New Zealand Limited.Relates to: Telecommunications
Commission puts the squeeze on juice industry
24 March 2003
Following two successful prosecutions against Rio Beverages Limited and Double-R Soft Drinks Limited last year, the Commerce Commission is continuing to put the squeeze on the marketing practices of fruit juice companies.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission declines Brambles application to acquire GE Capital Returnable Packaging Systems
21 March 2003
The Commerce Commission has declined a clearance application from Brambles New Zealand Limited (Brambles) to acquire the business assets of GE Capital Returnable Packaging Systems Limited (GECRPS).Relates to:
Commerce Commission receives clearance application from Pfizer Laboratories Limited
21 March 2003
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Pfizer Laboratories Limited to acquire the business assets of Pharmacia Limited Company.Relates to:
Pyramid selling slammed: Infinity Concierge fined over $38,000
12 March 2003
The Commerce Commission is warning the public not to get involved in pyramid selling after the Christchurch District Court fined Infinity Concierge and its operators a total of $38,760 including costs for operating or promoting a pyramid selling scheme, in breach of the Fair Trading Act.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commerce Act: Southern Capital cleared to acquire Hirepool
7 March 2003
The Commerce Commission has cleared Southern Capital Limited to acquire 100% of the shares in Hirepool Limited from Owens Group Limited.Relates to:
Commission grants EIRA exemption
7 March 2003
The Commerce Commission has exempted Mr Samford Lee Maier (Junior) from the application of the cross involvement rules of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (EIR Act).Relates to: Electricity
Electricity Lines Businesses: conference details
7 March 2003
The Commerce Commission will hold a five-day conference on its draft decisions on the regulatory regime for electricity lines businesses from 10-14 March 2003.Relates to: Electricity
Air New Zealand and Qantas: Commission outlines timing of draft determination and conference
5 March 2003
The Commerce Commission intends to release simultaneously two draft determinations relating to two applications by Qantas and Air New Zealand for authorisation under the Commerce Act in early April 2003.Relates to:
DIRA: Closing date for submissions extended
3 March 2003
The closing date for submissions on the Commission's draft determination relating to setting the discount rate for calculating Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited's annualised share value for the 2001-2002 season has been extended until Friday 7 March.Relates to:
