Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill amends the Commerce Act 1986, adding a new section 28A that will apply to covenants that have the purpose or effect of impeding the development of land or the use of a site for a grocery retail store, deeming such covenants as having the purpose or effect of substantially reducing competition in the relevant market.
Act text: Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Act 2022 (legislation.govt.nz)
Procedural notes
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Bill text: Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Commerce (Grocery Sector Covenants) Amendment Act 2022 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
20 May 2022
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2nd reading
Passed
21 June 2022
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3rd reading
Passed
28 June 2022
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(23 March 2023 at 00:02 GMT+00:00)