March 2004
Electricity Lines Businesses: Commission releases information disclosure requirements
31 March 2004
The Commerce Commission is today issuing its first set of broad information disclosure requirements for electricity lines businesses. This work is part of the Commission's development of a regulatory regime for lines businesses, as required by Part 4A of the Commerce Act.
Relates to: Electricity
Electricity Lines Businesses: Update on the Commission's First Threshold Assessments
31 March 2004
The Commerce Commission today announced it has identified five electricity distribution businesses in breach of the initial price path threshold set by the Commission last June. One further distribution businesses has been found to comply with the threshold.
Relates to: Electricity
Electricity Lines Businesses: Commerce Commission sets thresholds for next five years
31 March 2004
Issued Wednesday 31 March 2004Relates to: Electricity
Commission clears Niro A/S to acquire Colby Systems
30 March 2004
The Commerce Commission has granted a clearance to Niro A/S, to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Colby Systems Limited from Siemens Dematic AG.
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Commission commences court action against Telecom on pricing of access to data tails
25 March 2004
The Commerce Commission has filed High Court proceedings under the Commerce Act against Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited and Telecom New Zealand Limited alleging that Telecom has misused its market power, and continues to do so, to prevent or deter competition in markets involving high speed data transmission. That alleged behaviour includes Telecom setting retail prices lower than wholesale prices for a particular product.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commission receives clearance application from Visy Industrial Plastics
24 March 2004
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Visy Industrial Plastics (NZ) Limited seeking clearance to acquire the plastic packaging businesses and assets of ACI Operations NZ Limited.
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Electricity Lines Businesses: Commission announces conference on ODV Handbook
12 March 2004
The Commerce Commission will hold a three-day conference from 14-16 April 2004 on its draft optimised deprival valuation (ODV) Handbook. The Commission will use the final Handbook for valuing the system fixed assets of large electricity lines businesses. This work is part of the Commission's development of a regulatory regime for lines businesses under Part 4A of the Commerce Act.
Relates to: Electricity
Commission clears Pacific Radiology to acquire Wakefield Radiology
4 March 2004
The Commerce Commission has granted a clearance to Pacific Radiology Limited to acquire the radiology services, business and assets of Wakefield Radiology Limited.
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High Court finds ophthalmologists breached Commerce Act
2 March 2004
The Commerce Commission is pleased with the High Court judgement finding the Ophthalmological Society and five ophthalmologists contravened the anti-competitive provisions of the Commerce Act.
Relates to: Business Competition
Niro A/S applies for clearance to acquire Colby Systems
1 March 2004
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Niro A/S, to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Colby Systems Limited from Siemens Dematic AG.
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