Working with other Enforcement Agencies
The NZ Customs Service and Police also have a role in enforcing intellectual property laws. Some of the information that may be obtained during IPR investigations may also be of interest to other enforcement or regulatory agencies that deal with matters such as product safety (consumer products, pharmaceuticals, food), organised crime, and money laundering.
MBIE will share information with such agencies (within the limits of the law) and will refer any complaints that it considers would be more appropriately dealt with by another agency.