New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE ACT 1986 - SECT 4

4 Application of Act

1AA For the purposes of this Act,—

a) a person engages in conduct in New Zealand if any act or omission forming part of the conduct occurs in New Zealand; and

b) a person (
"person A" ) engages in conduct in New Zealand if another person (
"person B" ) engages in conduct in New Zealand, and the conduct of person B is deemed (by virtue of section 90 ) to be the conduct of person A.

1 This Act extends to the engaging in conduct outside New Zealand by any person resident or carrying on business in New Zealand to the extent that such conduct affects a market in New Zealand.

2 Without limiting subsection (1), section 36A extends to the engaging in conduct outside New Zealand by any person resident or carrying on business in Australia to the extent that such conduct affects a market, not being a market exclusively for services, in New Zealand.

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History: Section 4: substituted, on 1 July 1990, by section 5 of the Commerce Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 41).   Section 4 heading: amended, on 15 August 2017, by section 5(1) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).     Section 4(1AA): inserted, on 15 August 2017, by section 5(2) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).     Section 4(3): repealed, on 15 August 2017, by section 5(3) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).