New Zealand already has a number of protections against unfair practices, including those contained in the Fair Trading Act. However, when consulted in 2018 on whether these protections went far enough, many submitters told us that they did not. We've heard about firms who are bullied by their larger suppliers or business customers. We've heard about cases where the larger business unilaterally buries the terms of the contract, including price, and we've heard about countless examples of businesses who have had to wait very long times to be paid, sometimes up to 90 days and beyond after the work has been done or products supplied.