Illegal Contracts Act 1970

Illegal Contracts Act
New Zealand Parliament
Long title An Act to reform the law relating to illegal contracts
Royal assent	01 December 1970
Commenced	01 December 1970
Administered by	Ministry of Justice
Status: Current legislation

The Illegal Contracts Act [1970] is a New Zealand law that manages how contracts are deemed illegal under either common law or under Statute.

Under this law, all such contracts are deemed illegal, but it gives wide discretionary powers to grant relief, including granting orders such as ordering:

• validation (declaring the contract to be either partially or fully enforceable)
• variation of the contract
• restitution
• compensation (damages)

External links[]

• Illegal Contracts Act [1970] text of the Act