Screen a merger under the Commerce Commission's voluntary clearance regime
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Extract parties, markets and New Zealand overlap into a clearance-fact sheet.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm clearance is voluntary, but the Commission can act if it is not sought
- Apply the substantial-lessening-of-competition test
- Do not use ACCC thresholds or the 1 January 2026 Australian start date
- Written for / version
- New Zealand versionNZCth
Rules that apply
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Potential support includes extracting and organising information. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.