1. Seeking Your Views

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs invites submissions on the proposals outlined in this discussion paper.

To assist your consideration of the issues covered in the discussion paper, a number of questions are included. These are throughout the document and listed in full on page 125. Please do not be constrained by these questions or feel that you need to answer any or all of the questions.

Parties who wish to make a submission are invited to respond by Friday 30 July 2010.

Submissions should be emailed in either Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs (consumerlawreform@mca.govt.nz), with "Submission on the Consumer Law Reform" as a subject heading. Alternatively, submitters may send hard copies of their submission to:
Consumer Policy
Ministry of Consumer Affairs
PO Box 1473, Wellington

Submitters should indicate any documents attached in support of their submission in a covering letter.

A forum the week of 9 August 2010 will also be available to hear representative oral submissions. Please indicate in your written submission if you would like to make a supporting oral submission. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs will contact you and advise if you have been selected to present an oral submission. The forum will be open to other interested parties to attend. Details of the time and place of the forum will be placed on the Ministry’s website.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs will acknowledge receipt of all submissions electronically. Please contact Anita Manga (anita.manga@mca.govt.nz or ph +64 4 462 4273) if you do not receive electronic acknowledgement of your submission within 5 business days.

Consideration of submissions

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs will consider all submissions. A summary of submissions will be prepared and made available. Taking into account the submissions received, the Ministry will report to the Minister of Consumer Affairs on recommended reform of consumer laws.

Official Information Act 1982

Please note that any submissions you make may be published and subject to a request for release under the Official Information Act 1982.

In providing your submission, please advise us if you have any objections to the release of all or part of your submission and the basis of your objection. When preparing and releasing any summary of submissions and when considering any Official Information Act requests, the Ministry will carefully review any representations you make in this regard.

Privacy Act 1993

Any personal information that you supply to the Ministry in the course of making a submission will be used only by the Ministry when considering matters covered by this discussion paper.
When preparing any summary of submissions on Ministry discussion papers, it is the Ministry's normal practice to set out the names of parties making submissions. Your name will be included in any such summary unless you inform the Ministry that you do not wish your name to be included. To indicate your wishes, or to view personal information held about you in relation to matters covered by this discussion paper, or to request correction of that information, please contact the Ministry of Consumer Affairs (consumerlawreform@mca.govt.nz).