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Fair Trading Act 1986

Miscellaneous provisions

48N: Information provided by consent

You could also call this:

“You can choose to share your information with other countries”

You can give information about yourself to an overseas regulator if you want to. This is allowed even if it’s not mentioned in sections 48B to 48L or in any co-operation arrangements. The Commerce Commission can share this information if you say it’s okay. This rule is part of the Fair Trading Act 1986 in New Zealand.

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Part 6 Miscellaneous provisions

48NInformation provided by consent

  1. Nothing in sections 48B to 48L or any co-operation arrangement prevents the Commission providing any information to an overseas regulator with the consent of the person who is the subject of the information.

Notes
  • Section 48N: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Fair Trading (International Co-operation) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 86).