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Commerce Minister Paul Swain released the Commerce Commission's final report on airport activities at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch international airports today.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

During its first term the Labour-led Government introduced the most comprehensive reform programme across the business-related portfolios in recent memory, said Minister of Commerce, Telecommunications and Information Technology Paul Swain.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Government Ministers, steel industry and union leaders have jointly expressed their strong resolve to prevent New Zealand’s steel industry from being harmed by surges in steel imports.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

When I attended your conference in July, 2000 I listened to your concerns and spoke about understanding the need for changes in the industry. As Association members will be aware, since that time the government has acted upon those concerns. Over the past year we have had officials carry out a review of the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Minister of Commerce Paul Swain announced the government's 'in principle' decisions about the direction of the overhaul of the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act today.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain has welcomed the release of three discussion documents setting out options for fundamental reform of New Zealand’s securities trading law.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain today announced $10.447 million budget funding for a range of initiatives aimed at improving New Zealand's business environment.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain announced two re-appointments and one new appointment to the Securities Commission today.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain and Transport Minister Mark Gosche released an independent study into the market power of New Zealand’s seaports today.

  • Paul Swain
  • Murray McCully
  • Commerce

Seminars and writing competitions are among several activities being organised to mark World Intellectual Property Day and to highlight the importance of intellectual property in an innovative, creative and growing economy, Associate Minister of Commerce Laila Harré said today.

  • Laila Harré
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain has announced the appointment of two Cease and Desist Commissioners to the Commerce Commission.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Good morning and thank you for the invitation to speak to you today.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain says in the short time the Takeovers Code has been up and working it has proved its worth.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Trans-Tasman Regulatory Coordination: The Gains for New Zealand

Thank you for the invitation today – and providing this opportunity to speak to you about the gains to be made for New Zealand from Trans-Tasman Regulatory Coordination.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain has announced one re-appointment and two new appointments to the Accounting Standards Review Board.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain has welcomed the Securities Commission’s recommendations on amendments to the law relating to investment advisers.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain has announced a review of tariff policy to determine the shape of New Zealand’s post-2005 tariff regime.

The current tariff freeze of tariffs at the July 1999 rates, ends on 1 July 2005.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Associate Minister of Commerce, Laila Harré, today announced the latest round of decisions made as part of the Government’s review of Insolvency Law.

  • Laila Harré
  • Commerce

I am pleased to be here today to give an overview of the work that the government has completed on the current insolvency law review and also to give you a preview of issues that we will be working on over the coming year.

  • Laila Harré
  • Commerce

I am delighted to be here at the E-commerce Southland Event.

This is the seventh such event that we’ve held, and I am always very encouraged by the enthusiasm of the people attending.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain has welcomed the appointment by the Australian government of John King as the New Zealand member of the Australian Takeovers Panel.

John King is the chairman of the New Zealand Takeovers Panel.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain has released his letter to the Australian Stock Exchange outlining concerns over ASX proposals to significantly lift the threshold for listed entities to qualify for Foreign Exempt Status.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce Minister Paul Swain today released the government’s response to the Business Compliance Cost Panel’s Report.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce

Commerce and Associate Revenue Minister Paul Swain says 2001 has seen the introduction of a large number of legislative measures designed to simplify the tax system and reduce the compliance costs associated with paying tax.

  • Paul Swain
  • Commerce