Statement of Preliminary Issues released for News Publishers’ Association’s appl…
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from the News Publishers’ Association of New Zealand Incorporated (NPA) seeking authorisation on behalf of its members to collectively negotiate the terms and conditions of participating news med…
The statement outlines the key competition issues that the Commission considers important in deciding whether or not to grant authorisation for NPA’s proposed collective bargaining arrangement.
The Commission invites interested parties to provide comments on the likely benefits and detriments, including the likely competitive effects, of the proposed arrangement. Submissions can be sent by email to registrar@comcom.govt.nz ( 690 KB, PDF ) explain when anti-competitive agreements that may lessen competition will be authorised under section 58 of the Act, and our process for determining such authorisation applications.
The Commission’s Guidelines ( 685 KB, PDF ) on Approach to Authorisations under the COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Act explain when the Commission will authorise agreements that might contain a cartel provision under Part 5 of the Act, and our process for determining such authorisation applications.