New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE ACT 1986 - SECT 57ZM

57ZM Court may make compensatory orders for contravention of Commission service quality code

1 If the court orders a person to pay a pecuniary penalty order under section 57ZK in respect of a contravention of a Commission service quality code, the court may, in addition, order the person to pay compensation to any person who has suffered, or is likely to suffer, loss or damage as a result of the contravention (an
"aggrieved person" ).

2 An application for an order under this section may be made by the Commission or any aggrieved person.

3 The court may make a compensatory order whether or not the aggrieved person is a party to the proceeding.

Note: 2023 No 54 s 87

History: Section 57ZM: inserted, on 27 August 2025, by section 15 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).