Commerce Commission
Added: Sep 14, 2010
"The Commerce Commission has today released guidelines to help trade associations understand their obligations under the Commerce Act. The guidelines are part of new series of guidelines and fact sheets focusing on the Commerce Act.
“Belonging to a trade association can bring many benefits for members, such as discussing industry-wide issues and sharing technical information,” said Kate Morrison, Commerce Commission General Manager, Enforcement. “However, member of trade or industry associations are usually competitors so care must be taken to ensure that associations and individual members do not behave in a way that lessens competition and risks breaching the Commerce Act.""