BTF1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Australian Consumer Law, Gumtree, Strict Liability

• School: Monash University
• Department: Business - BTF
• Course: BTF1010
• Professor: Professor

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Section 18 of the australian consumer law (broad but little amount of penalties: specific false or misleading representations. Primarily section 29 of the australian consumer law (narrower than s18, would use both 18+29 together: deception and misrepresentation. Very important in australian law; section 18 of the acl (along with section 52 of the old trade pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)es a(cid:272)t(cid:895) is australia(cid:859)s (cid:858)(cid:373)ost litigated pro(cid:448)isio(cid:374)(cid:859: overview of acl chapters of the acl [13. 35, chapter 1 introduction. Btf1010 week 7 lecture consumer protection (deception: chapter 2 general protections. Unfair contract terms: chapter 3 specific protections. *manufacturers liability for defective goods (not examinable: chapter 4 offences. Criminal offences relating to certain conduct: chapter 5 enforcement and remedies. Misleading conduct statute [13. 40: acl prohibits deceptive conduct, section 18(1) - (cid:858)a person must not, in trade or commerce, engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to (cid:373)islead or de(cid:272)ei(cid:448)e(cid:859) (cid:1005). s (cid:1005)8 applies to (cid:858)perso(cid:374)s(cid:859) (cid:894)(cid:374)atural perso(cid:374)s(cid:895) a(cid:374)d (cid:858)corporatio(cid:374)s(cid:859) (cid:894)legal persons)