New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE ACT 1986 - SECT 108

108 Regulations

1 The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

a) prescribing the procedure to be followed under this Act in respect of applications and notices to, and proceedings of, the Commission:

b) prescribing forms of applications, notices, and other documents required for the purposes of this Act, and requiring the use of such forms:

c) prescribing fees to be paid for the purposes of this Act:

ca) authorising the Commission, in its discretion or on any grounds that are prescribed, to refund any part of a prescribed fee paid by a person in connection with an application under Part 5 for an authorisation or a clearance:

cb)

cc) requiring the Commission to refund, within a prescribed time, all or any part of a fee paid in respect of an application under section 58 or 65A , or in respect of a notice under section 66(1) or 67(1) , that is more than the cost to the Commission of determining that application or notice:

cd) prescribing a class or classes of persons who are exempt from the requirement to pay any fee prescribed for an application under section 58 or 65A or for a notice under section 66(1) or 67(1) :

d) providing for such other matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and for its due administration.

2 Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Note: 1975 No 113 s 132

History: Section 108(1)(ca): replaced, on 15 August 2017, by section 31(1) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).   Section 108(1)(cb): repealed, on 15 August 2017, by section 31(1) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).     Section 108(1)(cc): inserted, on 24 October 2012, by section 7 of the Commerce (International Co-operation, and Fees) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 84).     Section 108(1)(cc): amended, on 15 August 2017, by section 31(2) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).     Section 108(1)(cd): inserted, on 24 October 2012, by section 7 of the Commerce (International Co-operation, and Fees) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 84).     Section 108(1)(cd): amended, on 15 August 2017, by section 31(2) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).     Section 108(2): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).