Commerce Act 1986

Regulated goods or services - Regulating particular goods or services

52G: When goods or services may be regulated

You could also call this:

"When can goods or services be controlled by the law?"

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You can regulate goods or services under this Part of the law only if certain conditions are met. The goods or services must be supplied in a market with little or no competition and little chance of more competition in the future. There must also be a chance for someone to have a lot of control over the market for those goods or services.

The law considers if existing rules or arrangements are effective in controlling the market. You must also weigh the benefits of regulating the goods or services against the costs. If the benefits are greater than the costs, regulation might be allowed.

You only consider the benefits and costs if the first two conditions are met, which are about competition and market control, as outlined in section 4 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008.

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Part 4Regulated goods or services
Regulating particular goods or services

52GWhen goods or services may be regulated

  1. Goods or services may be regulated under this Part only if—

  2. the goods or services are supplied in a market where there is both—
    1. little or no competition; and
      1. little or no likelihood of a substantial increase in competition; and
      2. there is scope for the exercise of substantial market power in relation to the goods or services, taking into account the effectiveness of existing regulation or arrangements (including ownership arrangements); and
        1. the benefits of regulating the goods or services in meeting the purpose of this Part materially exceed the costs of regulation.
          1. In any consideration of this test, the part of the test in subsection (1)(c) need not be considered unless the parts of the test in subsection (1)(a) and (b) are satisfied.

          Notes
          • Section 52G: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 70).