New Zealand Legislation: Bills

7 Initiation of safeguard investigation

• (1) The Minister may initiate a safeguard investigation by the chief executive into increased imports if the Minister is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for an investigation into whether increased imports are causing serious injury or a threat of serious injury.

  (2) The Minister may initiate a safeguard investigation either after an application or at the Minister’s discretion.

  (3) The Minister must notify the decision to initiate a safeguard investigation, and that notification must state the date on which the investigation was initiated.