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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Contracts legislation - Illegal contracts - Court may grant relief

79: Court must not grant relief if not in public interest

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“Court can't help if it's not good for everyone”

The court is not allowed to give you relief under section 76 if they think it’s not good for everyone. This means that even if you ask the court for help, they won’t give it to you if they believe it won’t benefit the public. The court has to consider what’s best for everyone, not just for you. They have to balance your needs with what’s good for society as a whole. If helping you might cause problems for others or go against what’s best for the community, the court won’t do it.

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Illegal contracts: Court may grant relief

79Court must not grant relief if not in public interest

  1. The court must not grant relief under section 76 if it considers that to do so would not be in the public interest.

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