Trans Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 In 2008, Australia and New Zealand signed a treaty (the Trans Tasman Treaty on Court Proceedings and Regulatory Enforcement) under which both countries committed to introducing legislation to minimise impediments to trans-Tasman enforcement. In line with the Treaty, the New Zealand Parliament enacted the Trans Tasman Proceedings Act 2010. The Act allows for the enforcement in Australia of New Zealand-ordered injunctions and civil pecuniary penalty orders (which are currently imposed on cartels), and for the service in Australia of civil proceedings initiated in New Zealand.