The New Zealand Commerce Commission can now seek a declaration from the courts that particular terms in standard form consumer contracts are unfair. If a business continues to use a term that the courts have declared unfair it may be convicted and fined up to $600,000 per offence under the Fair Trading Act, and ordered to pay damages or to refund money.

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