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Submission 14 02 2025

Submission: Promoting competition in New Zealand – A targeted review of the Commerce Act 1986

1. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 1.1 This submission on the discussion document Promoting competition in New Zealand – A targeted review of the Commerce Act 1986 is made by The New Zealand Initiative (the Initiative), a Wellington-based think tank supported primarily by major New Zealand businesses, and the International Center for Law & Economics [ICLE]. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton

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Lazar Radic
14 February, 2025
Submission ICE 14 02 2025

Submission: Australian Government’s Consultation on the Proposed New Digital Competition Regime

I. Introduction We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Australian Government’s (“Government”) consultation on the implementation of a new digital competition regime.1 As we outline in our comments, the Government’s proposal rests on the assumption that there exists a broad global consensus on the need for ex-ante rules for digital platforms. This purported consensus is, however, largely overstated. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich

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Dr Eric Crampton

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Geoffrey A. Manne, Dirk Auer, R. Ian McEwin and Lazar Radic
14 February, 2025
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