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Fair Trading Act 1986

3: Application of Act to conduct outside New Zealand

You could also call this:

“New Zealand's fair trading rules apply even when you're overseas”

This law applies to you even if you’re outside New Zealand, as long as you live in or do business in New Zealand. It covers what you do when you sell goods or services, or give rights to land, within New Zealand.

There’s also a special rule about how this law works with international trade agreements. You can find more information about this in section 51 of the law.

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3Application of Act to conduct outside New Zealand

  1. This Act extends to the engaging in conduct outside New Zealand by any person resident or carrying on business in New Zealand to the extent that such conduct relates to the supply of goods or services, or the granting of interests in land, within New Zealand.

  2. See section 51 for the application of this Act in relation to an international trade instrument.

Notes
  • Section 3(2): added, on , by section 5 of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 52).