New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 May 2011
| Public Act | 1986 No 121 |
| Date of assent | 17 December 1986 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
1 Short Title and commencement
3 Application of Act to conduct outside New Zealand
4 Application of Act to the Crown
5 Application of Act to Crown corporations
5A No liability under Act if not liable under Securities Act 1978 or Securities Markets Act 1988
5B Act does not apply to certain conduct regulated by Takeovers Code
6 Functions of Commission in relation to dissemination of information
7 Money to be appropriated by Parliament for purposes of this Act [Repealed]
8 Annual report [Repealed]
Part 1
Misleading and deceptive conduct, false representations, and unfair practices
Misleading and deceptive conduct
9 Misleading and deceptive conduct generally
10 Misleading conduct in relation to goods
11 Misleading conduct in relation to services
12 Misleading conduct in relation to employment
13 False or misleading representations
14 False representations and other misleading conduct in relation to land
15 Limited application of sections 9 to 14 to news media
16 Certain conduct in relation to trade marks prohibited
18 Trading stamp schemes prohibited [Repealed]
21 Demanding or accepting payment without intending to supply as ordered
22 Misleading representations about certain business activities
25 Provisions of this Part not limited by reference to other provisions of this Part
26 Importation of goods bearing false trade description
27 Consumer information standards
28 Compliance with consumer information standards
30 Compliance with product safety standards
33 Importation of certain goods prohibited
35 Safety standards in respect of services
36 Compliance with services safety standards
Part 5
Enforcement and remedies
38 Jurisdiction of District Courts
39 Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunals
40 Contraventions of provisions of Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 an offence
40A Additional penalty for contravention of section 24 involving commercial gain
41 Injunctions may be granted by court for contravention of Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4
42 Order to disclose information or publish advertisement
45 Conduct by servants or agents
46 Finding in proceedings to be evidence
Part 6
Miscellaneous provisions
47A Powers conferred by warrant
47C Other duties of person who executes a warrant
47E Power to inspect documents and goods
47G Commission may require person to supply information or documents
47J Offence to contravene section 47G
48A Sharing of information and documents with Financial Markets Authority or Takeovers Panel
49 Repeals and consequential amendments
51 Application of Act to goods that are, or may be, exported to China
[Repealed]
Schedule 3
Orders and notices revoked
An Act to prohibit certain conduct and practices in trade, to provide for the disclosure of consumer information relating to the supply of goods and services and to promote product safety and also to repeal the Consumer Information Act 1969 and certain other enactments
