New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE ACT 1986 - SECT 28D

28D Commission may require designated grocery retailer to supply information about contract, etc, to which section 28A may apply

1 For the purpose of assessing compliance with the provisions listed in subsection (2), the Commission may, by written notice, require a designated grocery retailer to—

a) supply to the Commission information relating to any contract, arrangement, understanding, or covenant (including any process relating to the negotiation or renegotiation of that contract, arrangement, understanding, or covenant)—

i) to which section 28A may apply; or

ii) that contains a provision to which section 28A may apply; and

b) supply that information within the time and in the manner specified in the notice.

2 The provisions are—

a) sections 27, 28, 28A, 36, and 47 of this Act; and

b) sections 7, 8, 23, and 26B of the Fair Trading Act 1986 .

3 Part 7 applies to a notice under subsection (1) as if it were a notice given under section 98 .

4 This section does not limit any of the Commission’s other functions, duties, or powers under this Act or any other legislation.

5 In this section,
"designated grocery retailer" has the same meaning as in section 28A .

History: Section 28D: inserted, on 30 June 2022, by section 4 of the Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 35).