September 2004
Commerce Commission may revoke Pohokura gas authorisation
30 September 2004
The Commerce Commission is considering revoking its decision to authorise four companies to enter into arrangements to jointly market and sell gas produced from the Pohokura natural gas field on the basis that a material change in circumstances may have occurred since the authorisation was granted.
Relates to: Gas Pipelines
Commission grants clearance to iSOFT
29 September 2004
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance to iSOFT NZ Limited to acquire certain assets currently owned by Hewlett-Packard New Zealand, comprising five customer contracts for the provision of software support services, and associated goodwill and intellectual property rights in the HOMER and ORA*CARE software.
Relates to: Business Competition
Commission grants clearance to Port of Tauranga and Toll
24 September 2004
The Commerce Commission has cleared the acquisition by a yet to be formed joint venture company, Newco, owned 50 percent by Port of Tauranga Limited and 50 percent by Toll Limited, of all the shares in The Owens Cargo Company Limited, Toll Logistics (NZ) Limited and Leonard and Dingley Limited.
Relates to: Business Competition
Commission warning to Pharmacy Guild: Premiums Guide at risk of contravening Commerce Act
23 September 2004
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to the Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (Inc) that the Guild's Premiums Guide, as published until October 2002, placed the Guild and its members at risk of contravening the Commerce Act, and that the Guild should carefully consider the implications under the Act of any future recommendations it makes to members.
Relates to: Business Competition
High Court dismisses appeal by Qantas and Air New Zealand
20 September 2004
The High Court today dismissed the appeal by Qantas Airways Limited and Air New Zealand Limited of the Commerce Commission's decision to decline authorisation for the airlines to enter and give effect to potentially anti-competitive alliance arrangements, and for Qantas to acquire 22.5 percent of the voting equity in Air New Zealand.
Relates to: Business Competition
Telecommunications Act: Commission holds TSO conference
20 September 2004
The Commerce Commission will hold a four day conference from tomorrow on its draft determination on the calculation of Telecom New Zealand Limited's net cost of complying with its telecommunication service obligations (TSO).
Relates to: Telecommunications
Environmental Air Care fined $17,500 for misleading claims about insect control products
17 September 2004
Environmental Air Care Limited has been fined $17,500 and ordered to publish corrective advertising in the New Zealand Herald, Dominion Post and Press for making misleading claims about its Robocan time-dispensed insect control products, in breach of the Fair Trading Act.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Commerce Commission releases draft GM labelling guidelines
15 September 2004
The Commerce Commission invites submissions on a discussion paper that includes draft guidelines on the labelling of genetically modified foods and food products.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Dairy Industry Restructuring Act: Open Country Cheese Company in dispute with Fonterra
14 September 2004
The Commerce Commission has received an application from the Open Country Cheese Company Limited (Open Country) for a determination under the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (DIR Act) relating to charges for reasonable transport costs with Fonterra Co-operative Group (Fonterra).
Relates to: Dairy Industry
Contact Energy admits misleading customers about price increases
14 September 2004
Contact Energy Limited has acknowledged it breached the Fair Trading Act by providing misleading explanations to customers for electricity price changes earlier this year. In a settlement with the Commerce Commission, Contact Energy has agreed to apologise to affected consumers and network lines companies, publish public apology notices, make a $30,000 donation to the Citizens' Advice Bureaux and overhaul its compliance systems.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Telecommunications Act: Commission clarifies interaction between commercial and regulated bitstream services
10 September 2004
The Commission has today released a statement on the interaction between the regulated bitstream service under the Telecommunications Act, and Telecom's own commercial bitstream service.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Gas Control Inquiry: Commission releases tax approach
8 September 2004
The Commerce Commission today released a paper that outlines its proposed treatment of tax in determining its final recommendation on whether or not gas pipelines services should be controlled. The Commission invites interested parties to comment on its paper by 23 September 2004. The paper is available on www.comcom.govt.nz.
Relates to: Gas Pipelines
Telecommunications Act: Commission releases final benchmarking report on Unbundled Partial Circuits
3 September 2004
The Commerce Commission today released its final benchmark report on Unbundled Partial Circuits (UPCs) following public consultation. This report relates to Telecom New Zealand Limited's commitment to the Commission in June 2004 to introduce cost-based pricing for the UPC service by 30 September 2004.
Relates to: Telecommunications
