Anna Rawlings's guest appearances

Anna Rawlings

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The Weekend with Karyn Hay 

Peter Newport

Donald Trump

Mike Chunn

Peter Beck

Annabel Langbein

Andrew Becroft

Blair Williamson

Valerie Adams

Jan Wright

Rob Waddell

Sue Chetwin

Peter Boshier

Peter Richardson

Geoff Neal

Aaron Hendry

OwlTail

Price fixing, bid-rigging, dividing up markets: they might not seem like a big deal if you're someone running a business.But from tomorrow, businesses could face a possible jail term for those things, because they're considered a cartel crime.Commerce Commission chief executive Anna Rawlings told Heather du Plessis-Allan they investigate one to two cartels a year, which can range from international arrangements to small, domestic agreements.She says that cartel conduct tends to be quite secretive, and they do their best to investigate these issues when they come to their attention. "We might hear about international arrangements from our colleagues overseas. We also run a leniency programme where people who think they may have fallen far of the law can approach us confidentially."The campaign is targeting SMEs, and Rawlings wants businesses and their staffs to know what deals fall foul of the law."If they are concerned about conduct they have engaged in, they can approach us." LISTEN ABOVE

Price fixing, bid-rigging, dividing up markets: they might not seem like a big deal if you're someone running a business. But from tomorrow, businesses could face a possible jail term for those things, because they're considered a cartel crime. Commerce Commission chief executive Anna Rawlings told Heather du Plessis-Allan they investigate one to two cartels a year, which can range from international arrangements to small, domestic agreements. She says that cartel conduct tends to be quite secretive, and they do their best to investigate these issues when they come to their attention.  "We might hear about international arrangements from our colleagues overseas. We also run a leniency programme where people who think they may have fallen far of the law can approach us confidentially." The campaign is targeting SMEs, and Rawlings wants businesses and their staffs to know what deals fall foul of the law. "If they are concerned about conduct they have engaged in, they can approach us."  LISTEN ABOVE

Anna Rawlings: Law change introduces potential jail term for cartel conduct

Misleading advertisements - don't you just hate them? The Commerce Commission has been taking court action against companies that try it on with consumers. A whole bunch of other issues we as consumers need to care about also come under the Commission's brief.Lynn Freeman met Commissioner Anna Rawlings to talk about consumer law - its strengths and weaknesses.

Misleading advertisements - don't you just hate them? The Commerce Commission has been taking court action against companies that try it on with consumers. A whole bunch of other issues we as consumers need to care about also come under the Commission's brief. Lynn Freeman met Commissioner Anna Rawlings to talk about consumer law - its strengths and weaknesses.

Commissioned: Commerce Commissioner Anna Rawlings