New Zealand Legislation: Acts

305 Interpretation

• In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  agent means any of the following classes of persons:

  • (a) in relation to a lawyer,—

    • (i) any person who is, in relation to the lawyer, a related person or entity:

    • (ii) any agent, employer, or employee of the lawyer (whether or not that agent, employer, or employee is a lawyer):

    • (iii) any agent or employee of a person who is, in relation to the lawyer, a related person or entity (whether or not that agent or employee is a lawyer):

    • (iv) any partner or director or other person who controls or manages a body that is, in relation to the lawyer, a related entity:

  • (b) in relation to a conveyancing practitioner,—

    • (i) any person who is, in relation to the conveyancing practitioner, a related person or entity:

    • (ii) any agent, employer, or employee of the conveyancing practitioner (whether or not that agent, employer, or employee is also a conveyancing practitioner):

    • (iii) any agent or employee of a person who is, in relation to the conveyancing practitioner, a related person or entity (whether or not that agent or employee is also a conveyancing practitioner):

    • (iv) any partner, director, or other person who controls or manages a body that is, in relation to the conveyancing practitioner, a related entity:

  • (c) in relation to an incorporated firm,—

    • (i) any director or shareholder of the incorporated firm:

    • (ii) any person who is, in relation to a practitioner who is a director or shareholder in the incorporated firm, a related person or entity:

    • (iii) any agent or employee of the incorporated firm (whether or not that agent or employee is a practitioner):

    • (iv) any agent or employee of a person who is, in relation to a practitioner who is a director or shareholder of the incorporated firm, a related person or entity (whether or not that agent or employee is a practitioner)

  claim event has the meaning given to it by section 306

  de facto partner has the meaning given to it by section 2C of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976; and includes a former de facto partner

  pecuniary loss, in relation to a claim event, does not include consequential loss resulting from the claim event

  regulatory society means—

  • (a) the New Zealand Law Society; or

  • (b) the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers

  theft means any crime described in sections 217, 218, 219, 220, and 222 of the Crimes Act 1961.

  Compare: 1982 No 123 s 171(2)