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Kia Ora,

On behalf of the Office of Hon Scott Simpson, thank you for getting in touch.

Please note that under Section 14 of the Official Information Act, we have transferred your request to the Office of Hon Cameron Brewer, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Scott Simpson
MP for Coromandel
Minister for Statistics
Minister for ACC
Deputy Leader of the House

DDI: 04 817 6831
Email: [Scott Simpson request email]    Website: www.Beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Lulu Jansen
Private Secretary (Administration) | Office of Hon Scott Simpson
MP for Coromandel
Minister of Statistics
Minister for ACC
Deputy Leader of the House

DDI: 04 817 6831
Email: [email address]    Website: www.Beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Miss M Quicken <[FOI #34669 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 9 May 2026 1:51 am
To: Scott Simpson (MIN) <[Scott Simpson request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Public sector enabled anti-competition and Commerce Act reform

Dear Scott Simpson,
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Information requested:

A) Submissions relating to public sector and it's influence to the Commerce Act reforms.

Please feel free to redact the particulars of the persons making the submissions as I only would use the content for my research on the regulatory reforms on private/public partnerships and it's impact on monopolies & cartels.

Background

Consumers include tax & ratepayers become implicitly consumers of commercial enterprises when the local councils assigns it's functions to commercial entities.

Public sector (especially local government) through it's non-elected executive alone can procure 10 year+ contracts (spanning multiple election cycles) relying on single individual providers that can give an effect to monopolies and encourage cartel behavior.

This also happens in revenue generating contracts where public sector entity, solely through it's executive, effectively assigns it's revenue generating function to a single private enterprise where the public entity (with it's other similar contracts) now holds a monopoly over that said function or public asset creating winners and losers through public goodwill.

Yours faithfully,

Miss M Quicken

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Kia ora,  

 

Thank you for your request for official information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act) that has been transferred to the Office of
Hon Cameron Brewer. As per the transfer, you requested:

 

“Information requested:

 

A) Submissions relating to public sector and it's influence to the
Commerce Act reforms.

 

Please feel free to redact the particulars of the persons making the
submissions as I only would use the content for my research on the
regulatory reforms on private/public partnerships and it's impact on
monopolies & cartels.

 

Background

 

Consumers include tax & ratepayers become implicitly consumers of
commercial enterprises when the local councils assigns it's functions to
commercial entities.

 

Public sector (especially local government) through it's non-elected
executive alone can procure 10 year+ contracts (spanning multiple election
cycles) relying on single individual providers that can give an effect to
monopolies and encourage cartel behavior.

 

This also happens in revenue generating contracts where public sector
entity, solely through it's executive, effectively assigns it's revenue
generating function to a single private enterprise where the public entity
(with it's other similar contracts) now holds a monopoly over that said
function or public asset creating winners and losers through public
goodwill.”

 

The reference number for your request is: CBOIA-007

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Office will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. You can expect a response by 9 June
2026.

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Office of Hon Cameron Brewer

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing

Associate Minister of Immigration
Email: [2][email address]

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Simpson (MIN) <[Scott Simpson request email]>
Sent: Monday, 11 May 2026 3:30 pm
To: Miss M Quicken <[FOI #34669 email]>
Cc: Cameron Brewer (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: CBOIA-007: RE: Official Information request - Public sector
enabled anti-competition and Commerce Act reform

 

Kia Ora,

 

On behalf of the Office of Hon Scott Simpson, thank you for getting in
touch.

 

Please note that under Section 14 of the Official Information Act, we have
transferred your request to the Office of Hon Cameron Brewer, Minister of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Scott Simpson

MP for Coromandel

Minister for Statistics

Minister for ACC

Deputy Leader of the House

 

 

 

DDI: 04 817 6831

Email: [3][Scott Simpson request email]    Website: [4]www.Beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

Lulu Jansen

Private Secretary (Administration) | Office of Hon Scott Simpson

MP for Coromandel

Minister of Statistics

Minister for ACC

Deputy Leader of the House

 

 

 

DDI: 04 817 6831

Email: [5][email address]    Website:
[6]www.Beehive.govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Miss M Quicken <[7][FOI #34669 email]>

Sent: Saturday, 9 May 2026 1:51 am

To: Scott Simpson (MIN) <[8][Scott Simpson request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Public sector enabled
anti-competition and Commerce Act reform

 

Dear Scott Simpson,

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

 

Information requested:

 

A) Submissions relating to public sector and it's influence to the
Commerce Act reforms.

 

Please feel free to redact the particulars of the persons making the
submissions as I only would use the content for my research on the
regulatory reforms on private/public partnerships and it's impact on
monopolies & cartels.

 

Background

 

Consumers include tax & ratepayers become implicitly consumers of
commercial enterprises when the local councils assigns it's functions to
commercial entities.

 

Public sector (especially local government) through it's non-elected
executive alone can procure 10 year+ contracts (spanning multiple election
cycles) relying on single individual providers that can give an effect to
monopolies and encourage cartel behavior.

 

This also happens in revenue generating contracts where public sector
entity, solely through it's executive, effectively assigns it's revenue
generating function to a single private enterprise where the public entity
(with it's other similar contracts) now holds a monopoly over that said
function or public asset creating winners and losers through public
goodwill.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Miss M Quicken

 

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