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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Contracts legislation - Minors’ contracts

85: Interpretation

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“Explaining important words used in this part of the law”

In this part of the law, some important words are explained to help you understand what they mean.

When the law talks about a “court,” it means the High Court or sometimes the District Court or the Disputes Tribunal, depending on what the case is about.

A “minor” is someone who is younger than 18 years old. If you are 18 or older, you are considered to be of “full age.”

“Property” is a big word that means many things. It includes land, money, things you own, and even things you can’t touch but are valuable, like goodwill. Property can be in New Zealand or anywhere else in the world. It also includes things you have the right to use, like easements, and any benefits you might get from property now or in the future.

These explanations help make sure everyone understands what these words mean when they are used in this part of the law.

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Part 2 Contracts legislation
Minors’ contracts

85Interpretation

  1. In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    court means the High Court, or the District Court if it has jurisdiction under section 113, or the Disputes Tribunal if it has jurisdiction under section 114

      minor means a person who is under the age of 18 years, and a person is of full age if he or she has reached the age of 18 years

        property—

        1. means land, money, goods, things in action, goodwill, and every valuable thing, whether real or personal, and whether situated in New Zealand or elsewhere; and
          1. includes obligations, easements, and every description of estate, interest, and profit, present or future, vested or contingent, arising out of or incidental to property.

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