CLAW1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Competition And Consumer Act 2010, Australian Consumer Law, Australian Competition And Consumer Commission
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Lecture: the australian consumer law & consumer guarantees. Formation of acl there was no specific "consumer protection" head of power in the commonwealth. Constitution - states and territories dealt with it: trade practices act 1974 (cth) turned into competition and consumer act 2010 (cth) in particular parts iv, v, va. 2008 productivity commission released review of consumer policy and protection in. 2 of cca act 2010 (cth: 2011 national, state and territory laws replaced with the australian consumer law, acl is in sch. 2 of the competition and consumer act 2010 (cth) Acl: general consumer protections, section 18 misleading or deceptive conduct. Singtel optus pty ltd v australian competition and consumer commission (2012) fcafc 20. Most important section: section 20 unconscionable conduct within the meaning of the unwritten law. Commercial bank of australia v amadio (1983) 151clr 447. Where the court has already dealt with a case they recognise as unconscionable: section 21.
