Commerce Act 1986

Competition studies

51B: Preparation of competition report

You could also call this:

"The Commission writes a report about what they learned from studying competition and suggests ways to make things better."

The Commission has to prepare a report about what they found out from their competition study. You can think of this report as a record of their findings. The Commission can also make suggestions in the report if they want to.

The Commission's suggestions can be about many things, such as changing laws or how the government does things. They can also suggest that people or organisations in charge of certain industries change what they do. This can include making more information available or researching certain topics.

The Commission might even suggest that people in a particular industry change how they behave. They prepared this report as part of their job, as stated in the Commerce Act 1986, which was amended by the Commerce Amendment Act 2018. You can find more information about this in the act. The report is an important part of the Commission's work.

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51A: Competition study terms of reference, or

"What a competition study must cover and how it's done"

51C: Consultation on draft competition report, or

"The government asks for your opinion on a draft report about fair competition before making it final."

Part 3ACompetition studies

51BPreparation of competition report

The Commission must prepare a competition report that records its findings from the competition study.
The Commission may make recommendations in the report but it is not required to do so.
The recommendations may, without limitation, include 1 or more of the following:
changes to legislation or other instruments:
changes to the policies or practices of central or local government:
changes to the policies or practices of a person or an organisation responsible for the oversight or regulation of a specified industry:
changes to the amount or type of information made available by a person or an organisation in relation to a specified industry:
that a person or an organisation research or monitor a specified matter:
that persons within a specified industry change their behaviour.

Notes

Section 51B: inserted, on 26 October 2018, by section 4 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 42).