New Zealand committee recommends narrowing antitrust agency's warning powers
By Saloni Sinha ( July 31, 2026, 06:36 GMT | Insight) -- A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended narrowing the scope of the competition watchdog's proposed power to issue warnings under legislation overhauling the regulator by clarifying that the function forms part of its enforcement toolkit to promote compliance. In its report published this week, the parliamentary finance and expenditure committee recommended amending the Commerce (Commerce Commission Reform) Amendment Bill to make clear that issuing warnings is part of the New Zealand Commerce Commission's enforcement functions. A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended narrowing the scope of the competition watchdog's proposed power to issue warnings under legislation overhauling the regulator by clarifying that the function forms part of its enforcement toolkit to promote compliance....
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