Logistics operator Mainfreight says proposed changes to the Carriage of Goods Act will have a detrimental effect on freight operators and may hit consumers in the pocket.
The Otahuhu company was one of 21 firms and industry groups that made submissions on the Consumer Law Reform Bill in Auckland yesterday.
The bill - the first major overhaul of consumer law in two decades - aims to amend several acts, including the Carriage of Goods Act, Consumer Guarantees Act and Fair Trading Act.
According to Mainfreight's submission, the bill will give customers the guarantees provided under the Consumer Guarantees Act when using freight services and will increase the cap on carriers' liability from $1500 to $2000.
Mainfreight said the liability cap increase was a "pragmatic step forward", given the amount was last increased in 1989.