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86 Injunctions
(1) The Minister responsible for a public entity may apply to the Magistrates' Court for the grant of an injunction restraining the entity or a director of the entity from engaging in conduct that—
(a) would constitute a contravention of this Act or the Act or subordinate instrument or other document under which the entity is established; or
(b) would otherwise be contrary to law.
(2) The Magistrates' Court may grant an injunction or, pending the determination of an application under subsection (1), may grant an interim injunction, restraining a public entity or a director of a public entity from engaging in conduct of the kind referred to in subsection (1) if the Court considers that it is just and equitable to do so.
(3) The Magistrates' Court does not have power under this section to grant an injunction or an interim injunction in relation to conduct that a public entity or a director of a public entity acting in a quasi-judicial capacity in relation to a particular matter is entitled to engage in under the Act or subordinate instrument or other document under which the entity is established.