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| Minister | Minister of Commerce |
| Department | The Ministry of Economic Development provides the administrative support for this portfolio. |
| Crown Entities | Accounting Standards Review Board Commerce Commission (includes the Telecommunications Commissioner) Standards Council Securities Commission Takeovers Panel Testing Laboratory Registration Council of New Zealand (Telarc) |
| Other Organisations | None |
| Vote | Vote Commerce |
| Legislation | Building Societies Act 1965 Carriage of Goods Act 1979 Chateau Companies Act 1977 Clerk of Works Act Repeal Act 1992 Commerce Act 1986 Commerce (Clearance Validation) Amendment Act 2002 Companies Act 1955 Companies Act 1993 Companies Amendment Act 1963 Companies Law Reform (Transitional Provisions) Act 1994 Companies Re-registration Act 1993 Companies (Registration of Charges) Act 1993 Companies Act Repeal Act 1993 Companies (Bondholders Incorporation) Act 1934-35 Co-operative Companies Act 1996 Copyright Act 1994 Cornish Companies Management Act Repeal Act 1994 Corporations (Investigation and Management) Act 1989 Credit (Repossession) Act 1997 Designs Act 1953 Development Finance Corporation of New Zealand Act 1986 Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1961 Economic Stabilisation Act Repeal Act 1987 Engineers Registration Act 1924 Financial Advisers Act 2008 (not yet in force) Financial Reporting Act 1993 Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 7 Friendly Societies and Credit Unions Act 1982 Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006 Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Act 1988 Incorporated Societies Act 1908 Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908 Industrial Societies Amendment Act 1987 Insolvency Act 2006 Insolvency (Cross-border) Act 2006 (not in force) Insurance Companies (Ratings and Inspections) Act 1994 Insurance Companies Deposits Act 1953 Investment Advisers (Disclosure) Act 1996 KiwiSaver Act 2006 (Part 4, aspects of Part 5, Schedules 1 and 2)6 Layout Designs Act 1994 Life Insurance Act 1908 Limited Partnerships Act 2008 Marine Insurance Act 1908 Mercantile Law Act 1908 Mutual Insurance Act 1955 Partnership Act 1908 Patents Act 1953 Personal Property Securities Act 1999 Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 Quantity Surveyors Act Repeal Act 1992 Receiverships Act 1993 Sale of Goods Act 1908 Sale of Goods (United Nations Convention) Act 1994 Securities Act 1978 Securities Markets Act 1988 Securities Transfer Act 1991 Sharebrokers Act 1908 (to be repealed when the Financial Advisers Act 2008 is brought into force) Standards Act 1988 Takeovers Act 1993 Tariff Act 1988 Tariff (Zero Duty Removal) Act 2000 Temporary Safeguard Authorities Act 1987 Testing Laboratory Registration Act 1972 Trade Marks Act 2002 Trustee Companies Management Act 1975 Trade and Industry Act Repeal Act 1988 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 Unit Trusts Act 1960 |
6.Overall responsibility for the administration of the KiwiSaver Act 2006 lies with the Revenue portfolio. The Ministers of Commerce and Finance are jointly responsible for the appointment of default KiwiSaver providers under section 177 of the Act.
7.Part 3 of the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 is administered in the Consumer Affairs portfolio