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Does the Government plan to do any investigation into whether Kmart’s handling of the recall of asbestos contaminated sand products, including the information provided to consumers about the health risk, complied with the Consumer Guarantees Act and other relevant consumer protection laws; if so, when?

Answered Question 37276 (2026)
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Arena Williams

Member for Manurewa · Labour Party

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  • Does the Government plan to do any investigation into whether Kmart’s handling of the recall of asbestos contaminated sand products, including the information provided to consumers about the health risk, complied with the Consumer Guarantees Act and other relevant consumer protection laws; if so, when?

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Cameron Brewer

Member for Upper Harbour · National Party · Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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Compliance and enforcement matters are primarily the responsibility of the relevant regulatory agencies, such as the Commerce Commission.