Anyone au fait with NZ law?

[KMRIA]

hello I have an urgent situation with an international debt collection agency here in New Zealand, and wondered if, considering that NZ law is based on British law if there was anyone here who give me advice.
Thank you
KMRIA
p.s. great forum from what I've seen so far!

[leclerc]

Re: Anyone au fait with NZ law?

hello I have an urgent situation with an international debt collection agency here in New Zealand, and wondered if, considering that NZ law is based on British law if there was anyone here who give me advice.
Thank you
KMRIA
p.s. great forum from what I've seen so far!

Is the debt solely based in New Zealand?

The following link is the one that relates to consumer affairs in New Zealand and may help but more info might be needed to help. It is possible that New Zealand has similar laws to the UK but with their own interpretation of them.

Debt collection | Consumer Affairs

Here's some more info from another new Zealand site:

Debt collectors - Consumer NZ

[bluebottle]

Re: Anyone au fait with NZ law?

Hello KMRIA and welcome to Legal Beagles.

Although New Zealand has a Common Law legal system like the UK, there are a number of differences. Your best bet is to contact the NZ Ministry of Justice. Their website address is Search New Zealand Government — newzealand.govt.nz, then put "Ministry of Justice" into the search engine. In the UK, the Ministry of Justice deals with matters such as debt collection. Sorry I can't be more helpful, but hope this points you in the right direction.

[leclerc]

Re: Anyone au fait with NZ law?

This one appears to cover debt collection in New Zealand under the Fair Trading Act 1986

Debt collecting | Business.govt.nz