Commerce Act 1986

Enforcement, remedies, and appeals - Regulated goods or services

86C: Orders where negotiate/arbitrate regulation applies

You could also call this:

"Asking the court for help when someone won't follow special rules in a negotiation or arbitration"

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If you are involved in a negotiation or arbitration about goods or services that have special rules, you can ask the court for help. The court can make an order that tells the other party to follow the rules set out in the section 52P determination. The court can also make an order that tells the other party to pay you money to make up for losses you suffered because they did not co-operate with the negotiation or arbitration.

You must ask the court for this order within one year of when the other party failed to co-operate. When the court decides how much money to order the other party to pay, it looks at things like how badly they failed to co-operate and whether it was their fault. The court also thinks about whether the other party has been in trouble for this kind of thing before.

The court's job is to make a fair decision based on what happened, so you get a fair outcome if you are involved in a negotiation or arbitration about goods or services with special rules.

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Part 6Enforcement, remedies, and appeals
Regulated goods or services

86COrders where negotiate/arbitrate regulation applies

  1. The court may, on the application of a party (party A) to negotiation or arbitration in respect of goods or services that are subject to negotiate/arbitrate regulation, make either or both of the following orders:

  2. an order requiring another party to the negotiation or arbitration (party B) to comply with the relevant section 52P determination in the manner specified by the court:
    1. an order requiring party B to pay party A an amount to compensate party A for loss or damage suffered as a result of party B failing to co-operate, or inadequately co-operating with, the negotiation or arbitration.
      1. Any application for an order under subsection (1)(b) must be made within 1 year after the date on which the failure to co-operate, or inadequate co-operation, occurred.

      2. In setting an amount under subsection (1)(b), the court must have regard to all relevant factors, including—

      3. the nature and extent of the failure to co-operate; and
        1. the extent to which the failure was the result of factors outside the control of party B; and
          1. whether party B has previously been ordered to pay compensation for a similar failure in proceedings under this section.
            Notes
            • Section 86C: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 70).