Appendix 4: Ministry of Economic Development Policy, Registry and Enforcement Responsibilities

This Document is Archived

Commerce

[ Last Updated 10 January 2006 ]

Subject	Policy Advice	Registers	Enforcement / Adjudication
Competition	RCPB	N/A	Commerce Commission and private enforcement
Financial Markets	RCPB	N/A	Securities Commission, Takeovers Panel, New Zealand Exchange and private enforcement
Corporate Governance	RCPB	Companies Office, BSB	Companies Office/NEU and private enforcement
Personal Property Securities	RCPB	Companies Office, BSB	Private enforcement
Insolvency	RCPB	ITS	ITS/NEU and private enforcement
Intellectual Property	RCPB	IPONZ	Private enforcement and Copyright Tribunal
Trade Remedies	RCPB	RCPB	RCPB, Minister of Commerce and Temporary Safeguards Authority
Tariff Policy	RCPB	New Zealand Customs Service	New Zealand Customs Service, private enforcement and RCPB
Standards and Conformance, Government Purchasing etc	RCPB	N/A	RCPB - policy compliance monitoring and informal investigation of supplier complaints
Quality of Regulation	RCPB	N/A	RCPB
Environmental Legislation	RNB	N/A	RNB

BSB: Business Services Branch, Ministry of Economic Development
IPONZ: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand, Business Services Branch, Ministry of Economic Development
ITS: Insolvency and Trustee Service, Business Services Branch
NEU: National Enforcement Unit, Business Services Branch
RCPB: Regulatory and Competition Policy Branch, Ministry of Economic Development
RNB: Resources and Networks Branch, Ministry of Economic Development.

Printed: 25/11/2009