New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE ACT 1986 - SECT 57ZA

57ZA Information disclosure requirements relating to consumer protection

1 The Commission may include requirements relating to protecting consumers of water services in any information disclosure regulation that applies under subpart 12 of Part 4 (see sections 57D and 57E ).

2 Those requirements may require the disclosure of information about consumers’ experience of the services provided by their supplier, including—

a) the number of complaints received by the supplier:

b) the nature of those complaints:

c) when each complaint was received and how long it took to resolve it:

d) how the complaint was resolved.

3 This section does not limit the other powers of the Commission under this or any other Act.

History: Section 57ZA: inserted, on 27 August 2025, by section 15 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).