Commerce Act 1986

Consumer protection in relation to water services - Other measures relating to protecting consumers of water services - Additional remedies in relation to failure to comply with Commission service quality code

57ZU: Remedies

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If you are taking someone to court under this part of the law, some other parts of the law apply, like sections 79A, 87(5) and (6), and 87A(3). You can find these sections by following the links to sections 79A, 87(5) and (6), and 87A(3). The court can give you remedies, which are like solutions to a problem, as set out in sections 57ZR to 57ZT. These remedies are considered civil liability remedies, which means they are about making someone responsible for something. You can use these remedies if someone has not followed the rules.

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57ZURemedies

  1. Sections 79A, 87(5) and (6), and 87A(3) apply in respect of proceedings under this subpart.

  2. For the purposes of this Act, the remedies set out in sections 57ZR to 57ZT are civil liability remedies.

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  • Section 57ZU: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).