New Zealand: Safe harbour provision for online service providers disrupting scams in Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2026 (No. 299-1)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
12 May 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
New Zealand
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
software provider: other software
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2026 including safe harbour provision for online service providers disrupting scams was introduced to Parliament
On 12 May 2026, the Fair Trading Amendment Bill 2026, including a safe harbour provision for online service providers disrupting scams, was introduced to the Parliament. The Bill creates a safe harbour for online service providers disrupting suspect…
Event type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament