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Contract Statutes

Start date
01 May 1990
Status
Closed
Email
com@lawcom.govt.nz
Phone
04 473 3453
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Project Overview

This project reviews six contract statutes with the assistance of leading experts. The preparation and wider dissemination of these valuable accounts of the jurisprudence which has developed around the statutes is the major purpose of the review.

Preliminary Paper

PP11 “Unfair” Contracts

Publication date 
07 September 1990

The Commission's Preliminary Paper, "Unfair" Contracts (PP11) discusses the complex and controversial issue of "unfair", "unconscionable", or "oppressive" contracts, outlining the present state of the law as well as possibilities for changes to that law through legislation.
 

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Report

R25 Contract Statutes Review

Publication date 
04 May 1993

The Commission's Report, Contract Statutes Review (R25).

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Government Response

Government Response to R25

Many of the recommendations were included in the Statutes Amendment Bill 2001. Proposals relating to the Sale of Goods Act are the responsibility of MED; Not currently a high Ministerial priority.