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2011 Annual Report - The Commerce Commission

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5. Legal Department<strong>The</strong> department’s role is to provide legal advice to the <strong>Commission</strong> in relation to the provisions under the <strong>Commerce</strong><strong>Commission</strong> Decree 2010 and any other applicable laws. <strong>The</strong> Legal Department consists of the Legal Officers and theProsecutors and is also responsible for the prosecution of traders for breaches of the <strong>Commerce</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> Decree2010.<strong>The</strong> Legal Department monitors the activities of players in the market, undertakes litigation work for the <strong>Commission</strong> andprovides opinions on issues before the <strong>Commission</strong> and all other related activities. In addition, this department alsoensures the effective and efficient implementation of the Decree and assists the <strong>Commission</strong> in the mediation of disputesbetween parties in their cases with the <strong>Commission</strong>.In what follows, the <strong>Commission</strong>’s major activities organized by department for <strong>2011</strong> are summarized andpresented. Also the <strong>Commission</strong>’s organizational structure is provided.

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