Consumer guarantees | Practical Law

Consumer guarantees | Practical Law

This note provides an overview of the consumer guarantee regime set out in the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). It explains key concepts used in the ACL, including the meaning of goods, services, consumers and "in trade or commerce". It outlines the scope of each consumer guarantee and provides guidance on the rules about excluding, modifying or limiting liability for failure to comply with the consumer guarantees. It also covers enforcement, remedies, conflict of the ACL with other laws and a brief comparison with the regime of implied consumer warranties found in the formerTrade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).

Consumer guarantees

Practical Law ANZ Practice Note w-008-0548 (Approx. 41 pages)

Consumer guarantees

by Practical Law Competition and Regulation
MaintainedAustralia, Federal
This note provides an overview of the consumer guarantee regime set out in the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). It explains key concepts used in the ACL, including the meaning of goods, services, consumers and "in trade or commerce". It outlines the scope of each consumer guarantee and provides guidance on the rules about excluding, modifying or limiting liability for failure to comply with the consumer guarantees. It also covers enforcement, remedies, conflict of the ACL with other laws and a brief comparison with the regime of implied consumer warranties found in the former Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).