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Commerce Act 1986

Provisions applicable to electricity industry - General provisions

57ZI: Offence to obstruct authorised persons

You could also call this:

"Don't stop people doing their electricity job or you can get in trouble"

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If you stop someone who is allowed to do their job in the electricity industry, you can get in trouble. This rule is part of the Commerce Act 1986, which has laws about how businesses work. You can find more information about changes to this law in the Commerce Amendment Act 2008.

This particular rule is not used anymore, but it can still apply in some situations. It was stopped from being used on 1 April 2009. You can still get in trouble if you stopped someone from doing their job before this date.

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Part 4AProvisions applicable to electricity industry
General provisions

57ZIOffence to obstruct authorised persons (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 57ZI: repealed (but may continue to be applied under Part 4 in connection with the breach of thresholds set under Part 4A before its repeal, including when those thresholds apply (as default price-quality paths) after its repeal), on , by section 5 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 70).