Rugby Union Players' Association Inc v Commerce Commission (No 2) - [1997] 3 NZLR 301

Commercial law — Commerce Act — Restraint of trade — Professional rugby — Player transfer system formulated by New Zealand Rugby Football Union — Application for authorisation under s 58 of Commerce Act — Whether imposition of player transfer system constitutes restraint of trade — Whether detriments of scheme outweigh benefits — Whether public benefit of scheme outweighs lessening of competition — Meaning of phrase “likely to result” in s 61(6) and (7) of Commerce Act 1986 — Whether probability required — Commerce Act 1986, ss 58 and 61(6) and 61(7).