New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Application 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 affects a market in New Zealand.

  (2) Without limiting subsection (1) of this section, section 36A of this Act extends to the engaging in conduct outside New Zealand by any person resident or carrying on business in Australia to the extent that such conduct affects a market, not being a market exclusively for services, in New Zealand.

  (3) Without limiting subsection (1) of this section, section 47 of this Act extends to the acquisition outside New Zealand by a person (whether or not the person is resident or carries on business in New Zealand) of the assets of a business or shares to the extent that the acquisition affects a market in New Zealand.

  Section 4 was substituted, as from 1 July 1990, by section 5 Commerce Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 41).

  Subsection (3) was inserted, as from 2 September 1996, by section 2 Commerce Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 113).