Key findings: ACCC investigation and prosecution of unfair contract terms | Practical Law

Key findings: ACCC investigation and prosecution of unfair contract terms | Practical Law

This checklist provides a summary of key findings from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) investigation and prosecution of unfair contract terms pursuant to the protections contained in the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). It identifies terms flagged by ACCC investigations as likely to be unfair and terms determined by the courts as unfair (including the key reasons for such determinations). It is designed to assist legal practitioners to understand the application of the unfair contract terms regime in different contexts and to identify when terms in standard form contracts may constitute unfair terms.

Key findings: ACCC investigation and prosecution of unfair contract terms

Practical Law ANZ Checklist w-040-3210 (Approx. 27 pages)

Key findings: ACCC investigation and prosecution of unfair contract terms

by Practical Law Commercial
This checklist provides a summary of key findings from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) investigation and prosecution of unfair contract terms pursuant to the protections contained in the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). It identifies terms flagged by ACCC investigations as likely to be unfair and terms determined by the courts as unfair (including the key reasons for such determinations). It is designed to assist legal practitioners to understand the application of the unfair contract terms regime in different contexts and to identify when terms in standard form contracts may constitute unfair terms.