Quote Originally Posted by I CU2 View Post
Does that only apply for the Automotive industry because Apple, Miele, Asko etc. do it.
In OZ, unless specifically authorised by the ACCC, it's illegal for a manufacturer or importer or distributor of any goods or services to attempt to maintain a set retail price or to try to penalise or deny supply to any of their retailers that try to sell for less. frankly, I don't know why it's allowed in NZ.

See: http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.../itemId/788551

Extract:

"The restrictive trade practices provisions contained in Part IV of the (Trade Practices) Act—ss. 45 to 50A—prohibit the following types of anti-competitive conduct. However, some can be authorised or cleared by the ACCC.

Agreements affecting competition—these are prohibited if they have the purpose or effect of substantially lessening competition. Prohibited outright are:

-most price agreements

-agreements containing exclusionary provisions, commonly known as primary boycotts, that is, collective refusals to deal with another party.

Price fixing agreements between competitors may be authorised if significant benefit to the public can be established."