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Debt Collectors
PO Box [insert particulars]                                             By Registered Mail
Auckland
 
 

Dear Sir or Madam,
 

Metro Water Ltd.     Invoice/s

I refer to your letter/s of {insert date/s}. I in turn refer to my letter/s {insert date/s} to Metro Water Ltd.
{delete if not applicable}

Please stand advised that I dispute any/all liability in respect of the above invoice/s.

I formally request that the dispute be referred to the Disputes Tribunal at the closest District Court for hearing and determination; and that you desist any further contact with me. Please also treat this letter as formal notice to you and your agents under section 4 of the trespass act 1980 as being warning to stay off the property I am occupying. I reserve my right to provide the police with a copy of this notice and also reserve my rights under the Harassment Act 1997

Should proceedings be filed in the District Court they will be vigorously defended and I shall make an immediate application {note the amount of quantum involved} for proceedings to be transferred to the Disputes Tribunal as requested above. I shall use this correspondence in support for any costs against you on any such application.

I further request that pursuant to the privacy act 1993 that you update your records and database to take into account my advice and in particular, that any/all liability for the alleged debit is disputed. You will be aware, that I am entitled under the privacy Act to have access to and correction of this personal information.

I reserve my position in full, including the right to comment further about this matter
 

Yours faithfully