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2  Application of Part 3 of the Trans‑Tasman Act
Part 3 of the Trans‑Tasman Act (which deals with Australian courts declining jurisdiction on the grounds that a New Zealand court is the more appropriate forum) applies to an application made under that Part on or after commencement by a defendant to a civil proceeding that:
 (a) was commenced in an Australian court on or after commencement; or
 (b) was commenced in an Australian court before commencement, but only if an initiating document for the proceeding was served on the defendant in New Zealand after commencement under Part 2 of that Act.