New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE ACT 1986 - SECT 82C

82C Defence relating to exceptions to cartel prohibition

1 In a prosecution under section 82B , it is a defence if, at the time of the alleged contravention, the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that 1 or more of the exceptions set out in Part 2 applied in relation to the conduct that constituted the alleged contravention.

2 However, the defence does not apply if the defendant’s belief is based on ignorance, or mistake, of any matter of law.

History: Section 82C: inserted, on 8 April 2021, by section 4 of the Commerce (Criminalisation of Cartels) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 9).