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Competition-law changes will cut collaboration red tape: New Zealand minister

( August 14, 2025, 08:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: An overhaul of New Zealand’s competition laws will start with the introduction of a new framework that would make low-risk, competitive collaboration — such as joint research and development — easier to carry out, the government has announced. In a speech today, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson said a new statutory notification regime would allow companies to notify the Commerce Commission of collaborative conduct and proceed, unless the antitrust regulator objects. This is designed to be a faster and cheaper alternative to the existing authorization processes. The changes also address business concerns that confidential information provided to the regulator could be publicly released through New Zealand freedom-of-information law, Simpson said. The full speech by New Zealand Commerce and Consumer Minister Scott Simpson follows: ...

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