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Commerce Act 1986

Regulated goods or services - Preliminary provisions

52: Overview of Part

You could also call this:

"Controlling prices and quality when there's not much competition"

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This Part of the law is about controlling the price and quality of goods or services. You will see this happen in markets where there is not much competition. The law steps in when it's unlikely that more competition will happen soon.

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Part 4Regulated goods or services
Preliminary provisions

52Overview of Part

  1. This Part provides for the regulation of the price and quality of goods or services in markets where there is little or no competition and little or no likelihood of a substantial increase in competition.

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