2011 Annual Report - The Commerce Commission

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ii. Cases that could not be resolved through mediation due to unresponsive landlords and have substantial evidences of breaches of theCommerce Commission Decree 2010 were investigated and forwarded to the Legal Section for court actions;iii. Cases that could not be resolved through mediation due to unresponsive parties and have insufficient evidences of a breach of the CommerceCommission Decree 2010, but have issues concerning other authorities were referred to the relevant authorities and the Complainants informedaccordingly;iv. Cases lacking clear evidences of violations of the Decree, official responses were made to the Complainants in a appropriate manner.4. A total of 8 cases remained pending at the end of the reporting period.3.0 BUSINESS COMPETITION AND REGULATED INDUSTRY3.1 Overview of the DepartmentThe Business Competition and Regulated Industry Department of the Commission is responsible for undertaking independent analysis and research onany industry engaged in the supply of electricity, water, sewage, post, broadcasting, telecommunications, ports, civil aviations or any other industries thatis declared subsequently in Section 5, Regulated Industries of the Commerce Commission Decree 2010.The Department consist of four (4 ) staff members. The breakdown of the staff membere are as follows: Senior Research Officer - Accounting and Finance 1 Research Officer – Accounting 1 Research Assistant – Accounting 2This department is also assisted by Legal Department and Chief Executive Officer of Fiji Commerce Commerce.The tables below present an executive summary of the determinations made by the Regulated Industry Division.Page195of236
Table 12: Summary of Steel Industry Related Activities - 2011Date of Determination Industry Submission/ Issues Commissions Action/Determination25/02/2011 Steel Fletcher Pacific Steel Fiji (FPSF)requested for an increase inwholesale rebar prices for Grade300 & Grade 500 based on thefollowing:The Commission after undertaking a detailed analysis of the submission byFPSF and conducting its own independent investigation and computationsdetermined that as an interim measure, the price for re-bar steel of Grade300 and Grade 500 would remain the same and be further extended to 30April 2011. Increase in raw materialprices due to scrap pricemovement and Devaluation of the FijianDollar against New ZealandDollar.18/03/2011 Steel Fletcher Pacific Steel Fiji (FPSF)requested for a review of theirrebar prices.In its determination, the Commission notified FPSF that a detailed analysis ofthe submission including investigations into the operations of FPSF will beundertaken.The Commission after undertaking a detailed analysis of the submission byFPSF and conducting its own independent investigation and computationsgranted an interim increase of 9.5% until 31 May 2011, taking into accountthe increase in electricity tariff (in effect from 1 April 2011) and thestrengthening of the Fijian dollar against the New Zealand dollar.The Commission had further advised FPSF that an in-depth investigation intothe operations and financials of FPSF will be undertaken before a finaldetermination is released.Page196of236
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LETTER TO THE MINISTERHonorable Aiy
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