What New Zealand Fair Trading Act 1986 - Commerce Commission Misleading Conduct Enforcement requires
New Zealand's Fair Trading Act 1986 (FTA, No. 121 of 1986, as amended through 2022) prohibits misleading and deceptive conduct in trade, false representations, unfair contract terms, and bait advertising; is enforced by the Commerce Commission with injunction and pecuniary penalty powers; extended by the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 for goods and services sold to consumers; and was amended by the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2021 to expand unfair contract terms protections to small business contracts.
Pillar: Operations & CX · Authority: Commerce Commission New Zealand (Te Komihana Hokohoko) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0121/latest/whole.html
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- {"title":"Commerce Commission New Zealand - Fair Trading Enforcement","url":"https://comcom.govt.nz/fair-trading/","section":"Commerce Commission powers, enforcement guidelines, compliance advice service"}
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