1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
Part 1Amendments to principal Act
4 Jurisdiction of Tribunals
5 Extension of jurisdiction by agreement between the parties
6 Abandonment to bring claim within jurisdiction
7 Orders of Tribunal
Part 2Consequential amendments
8 Consequential amendments
Schedule Consequential amendments
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
This Act is the Disputes Tribunals Amendment Act 2009.
This Act comes into force on 1 August 2009.
This Act amends the Disputes Tribunals Act 1988.
Section 10(1A) and (3) are amended by omitting “$7,500” and substituting in each case “$15,000”.
“$7,500”
“$15,000”
Section 13(2) is amended by omitting “$12,000” and substituting “$20,000”.
“$12,000”
“$20,000”
Section 14 is amended by omitting “$7,500” and substituting “$15,000”.
(1) Section 19(5), (6), and (7) are amended by omitting “$7,500” in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “$15,000”.
(2) Section 19(7) is amended by omitting “$12,000” and substituting “$20,000”.
The enactments listed in the Schedule are amended in the manner set out in that schedule.
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Section 47(4), (5), and (6): omit “$7,500” in each place where it appears and substitute in each case “$15,000”.
Section 47(6): omit “$12,000” and substitute “$20,000”.
Section 87(1), (2), (3), and (5): omit “$7,500” in each place where it appears and substitute in each case “$15,000”.
Section 87(5): omit “$12,000” and substitute “$20,000”.
Section 143(1): omit “(as in force immediately before the commencement of this section)”.
“(as in force immediately before the commencement of this section)”
Section 143: insert after subsection (2):
“(2A) The references in subsection (1) to the Credit Contracts Act 1981 and the Hire Purchase Act 1971 are references to those Acts as in force immediately before the commencement of this section, except that references in section 45A of the Credit Contracts Act 1981 and section 47A of the Hire Purchase Act 1971 to $7,500 and $12,000 must be treated as references to $15,000 and $20,000 respectively.”
Section 43(4) and (4A): omit “$7,500” in each place where it appears and substitute in each case “$15,000”.
Section 43(4A): omit “$12,000” and substitute “$20,000”.
Section 24A(2) and (3): omit “$7,500” in each place where it appears and substitute in each case “$15,000”.
Section 24A(3): omit “$12,000” and substitute “$20,000”.
Section 14A: omit “$7,500” in each place where it appears and substitute in each case “$15,000”.
Section 14A(3): omit “$12,000” and substitute “$20,000”.
Section 83(2) and (3): omit “$7,500” in each place where it appears and substitute in each case “$15,000”.
Section 83(3): omit “$12,000” and substitute “$20,000”.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.