Telecommunications Act 2001

Designated services and specified services - Supplementary provisions for all determinations

57: Enforcing directions given under section 55 or section 56(2)

You could also call this:

"Making sure people follow the rules given by the Commission"

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If you get a direction under section 55, the Commission can make it official by filing it with the High Court in Wellington. You can think of a direction like an instruction that someone has to follow. The Commission can enforce this instruction by taking it to court.

If you are part of a decision that involves a direction under section 56(2), you can also make it official by filing it with the High Court in Wellington. This means you can take the instruction to court to make sure it is followed. You can do this by filing the direction with the court.

When a direction is filed with the High Court, it is like a court decision and must be followed. This means the court can make sure people follow the instruction. The direction is enforceable like any other court decision in the High Court.

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56: Parties' costs, or

"Paying costs when you're involved in a dispute about telecommunications"

58: Clarification of determination, or

"The Commission can clarify a decision to make it clearer at any time."

Part 2Designated services and specified services
Supplementary provisions for all determinations

57Enforcing directions given under section 55 or section 56(2)

The Commission may enforce a direction given under section 55 by filing it in the prescribed form in the Wellington Registry of the High Court.
A party to a determination in respect of which a direction has been given under section 56(2) may enforce that direction by filing it in the Wellington Registry of the High Court.
A direction that is filed in the High Court under this section is enforceable as a judgment of the High Court in its civil jurisdiction.