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BTF1010 Wk 6 - Consumer Protection Cases/Legislation - Coggle Diagram
BTF1010 Wk 6 - Consumer Protection Cases/Legislation
Overview of ACL
Administration of ACL
CASE: Valve v. ACCC (p.221).
Consumer Guarantees
9 Statutory Guarantees
• Acceptable Quality (s 54) – (p.466).
• CASE: Thomson v. Excel (p.270).
• Fitness for Disclosed Purpose (s 55) – (p.467-468).
• CASE: Merke, Sharpe & Dohme v Peterson (p.271).
Limiting Liability
s 64(1) – (p.470).
Remedies
Goods (s 259) and services (s 267-8) (p.491 and 494-495).
Minor Failure
s 259(3) – (p.491).
Major failures
s 260. (p.491)
Unfair Contract Terms
Determining unfair = Applying s24(1) the court must consider
AUTOMATIC RENEWAL TERM = UNFAIR
CASE: ACCC v Chrisco Hampers (p.263)
AUTOMATIC RENEWAL TERM & MANY EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS = UNFAIR
¬ CASE: ACCC v JJ Richards (p.264).
¬ CASE: ACCC v Servcorp (p.265).
Statutory Unconscionable Conduct
3 categories
Goods and services.
¬ s 22(1)(a)–(l) lists the matters to consider. Read carefully. (p.256).
⎫ See CASE: ACCC v Lux (p.257).
⎫ CASE: NRM v ACCC (p.257).
Unwritten law.
• CASE: ACCC v Berbatis = Was OK (p.255).
• ACCC v Samton Holdings = Was OK (p.255).
• COMPARE with CASE: Commercial Bank of Australia v Amadio (p.121)
Conduct against small businesses.
ss 21 and 22 (P.450)