New Zealand Acts

CONTRACT AND COMMERCIAL LAW ACT 2017 - SECT 209

209 Interpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—  
"data storage device" means any article or device (for example, a disk) from which information is capable of being reproduced, with or without the aid of any other article or device    
"electronic" includes electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, biometric, and photonic    
"electronic communication" means a communication by electronic means    
"electronic signature" , in relation to information in electronic form, means a method used to identify a person and to indicate that person’s approval of that information    
"information" includes information (whether in its original form or otherwise) that is in the form of a document, a signature, a seal, data, text, images, sound, or speech    
"information system" has the meaning set out in section 213(2)     
"legal requirement" has the meaning set out in section 219(2)     
"security interest" means an interest in property created or provided for by a transaction that, in substance, secures payment or performance of an obligation, without regard to—  

a) the form of the transaction; and

b) the identity of the person who has title to the property that is subject to the security interest

"transaction" includes—

a) a transaction of a non-commercial nature:

b) a single communication:

c) the outcome of multiple related communications.

Note: 2002 No 35 s 5

History: Section 209 security interest: inserted, on 30 March 2025, by section 42 of the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 11).