Information for Persons Making Submissions
Written submissions on the issues raised by the discussion paper are invited from all interested parties. The closing date for submissions is Friday 6 July 2007 at 5pm.
Submissions should be directed to:
Commerce Act Review
Ministry of Economic Development
PO Box 1473
Wellington
Delivery address: Level 8, 33 Bowen Street, Wellington
Email: commerceactreview@med.govt.nz
Submissions will be considered by officials in the preparation of advice to Ministers concerning the regulatory provisions in the Commerce Act.
Specific questions have been posed to submitters in boxes at the end of most of the Chapters. Comment on the potential costs and benefits of proposals is also sought.
Official Information Act and Privacy Act requirements
Posting and Release of Submissions
The Ministry may post all or parts of any written submission on its website at www.med.govt.nz. The Ministry will consider you to have consented to posting by making a submission, unless you clearly specify otherwise in your submission.
In any case, content of submissions provided to the Ministry are likely to be subject to public release under the Official Information Act 1982 following requests to the Ministry (including via e-mail). Please advise if you have any objection to the release of any information contained in a submission, and in particular, which part(s) you consider should be withheld, together with the reason(s) for withholding the information. The Ministry will take into account all such objections when responding to requests for copies and information on submissions to this document under the Official Information Act 1982.
Privacy
The Privacy Act 1993 establishes certain principles with respect to the collection, use, and disclosure of information about individuals by various agencies including the Ministry. It governs access by individuals to information about themselves held by agencies. Any personal information you supply to the Ministry in the course of making a submission will be used by the Ministry only in conjunction with the matters covered by this document. Please clearly indicate in your submission if you do not wish your name to be included in any summary of submissions that the Ministry may publish.
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