Lianne Dalziel

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel says it's still not too late for the Government to look at the recovery model put in place by the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today released a discussion document inviting those in the franchise sector to comment on whether franchising in New Zealand needs its own regulatory framework or whether the current voluntary regime offers sufficient protections.

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The government is backing the establishment of a Commissioner of Financial Advisers who will be a member of the Securities Commission, as suggested in a second interim report issued by the Select Committee considering two Bills to regulate financial advisors and institutions.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced Cabinet’s decision to introduce a new negative licensing system for the insolvency profession today, saying it is the final step in the review of the personal and corporate insolvency laws.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today released an independent study of petrol pricing in New Zealand.

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The Law Commission will undertake a comprehensive two-and-a-half year review of New Zealand's liquor laws to bring them into line with current community behaviours and concerns around the use of alcohol, Associate Justice Minister Lianne Dalziel announced today.

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Communities will have a greater say over when, where and how liquor can be sold under the provisions of a Bill tabled in Parliament which will also improve the enforcement of liquor licence conditions, government Ministers Lianne Dalziel and Damien O'Connor announced today.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced the appointment of Elizabeth (Liz) Hickey to the board of the Securities Commission, for a term of five years.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced the appointment of Elizabeth (Liz) Hickey to the board of the Securities Commission, for a term of five years.

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Education Minister Chris Carter and Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel have welcomed New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) approval of a national qualification for financial advisers.

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Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel today launched the off-the-peg Food Control Plan to provide an easy-to-follow food safety system for food service and catering businesses.

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A taskforce launched today by Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel will see government and the private sector work together to develop New Zealand’s capital markets.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced the appointment of Ralph Simpson as a new member of the Accounting Standards Review Board (ASRB) for a five-year term.

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The government has decided to give more time for changes to airport regulation to bed in before deciding whether to proceed with further work looking at the effectiveness of that regulation and whether regional airports should also be regulated under the Commerce Act.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced further details of an independent study on petrol pricing in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel and Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Australian Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, today welcomed the entry into force of a landmark agreement between Australia and New Zealand that will smooth the way for businesses to raise capital and for the public to invest with greater ease in both countries.

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A strategy put in place by New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and Poultry Industry Association New Zealand (PIANZ) to combat New Zealand's unacceptably high rates of notified campylobacteriosis appears to be paying off, Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel said today. 

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An Australian model for funding legal claims by investors in failed finance companies is one of several that has caught the interest of Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel who will meet visiting Australian consumer advocate Denise Brailey in Hamilton tomorrow.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel says she will recommend that the government consider a Select Committee recommendation to establish a high-level expert taskforce to investigate ways of improving the process for making and reviewing regulation.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel today welcomed an offer by lawyers to take part in the Companies Office freephone line to help victims of Blue Chip.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel has agreed to allow criminal prosecutions against finance companies that have misled investors to be funded from the Securities Commission’s Litigation Fund.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel Lianne Dalziel says she is investigating whether the monitoring of petrol prices could be strengthened further, to ensure competition and consumer issues are addressed.

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New Zealanders are generally well served by the body responsible for ensuring the food we eat is safe, Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel says.

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Import tariffs will be held at their 1 July 2009 levels until 30 June 2011 and a decision on the timing of any further review of import tariff levels will be made in mid-2009, Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel announced today.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel has welcomed the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee’s call for fresh submissions on proposed changes to the Financial Advisers Bill.

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Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel is very satisfied with the progress the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is making with a preliminary review of A1/A2 milk.

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Financial advisers will be held to higher standards of competency, accountability and disclosure and will operate under a co-regulatory arrangement involving Approved Professional Bodies and the Securities Commission under a government Bill sent to the Finance and Expenditure select committee today, Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel says.

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Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to carry out a comprehensive review of existing scientific research on the safety of A1 milk.

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Associate Justice Minister Lianne Dalziel welcomed the tabling of the Law Commission’s report on public registers in Parliament today.

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Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel met today to hear directly from victims of an alleged fraud involving the selling of bogus ironing franchises in Auckland.

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