Table of Contents INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3 MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3 Folio 1.....................................................................................................................................3 Folio 2.....................................................................................................................................4 Folio 3.....................................................................................................................................5 Folio 4.....................................................................................................................................5 REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
INTRODUCTION Commercial law is that area of legal system which deals with transactions of sale and distribution of goods(Antons and Hilty, 2015). It has huge scope which is applicable on the business from the time it starts till the time of dissolution. This report is about Australasian commercial law in which working of courts including tribunals and state bodies, consumer law partnership agreement and reflection have been provided. MAIN BODY Folio 1 Victorian Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal (VCAT) a.Victorian Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal (VCAT) has been established in the year 1998 and is considered as Tribunal which has the responsibilities to entertain cases related to civil and administrative. It has its individual act which governs and it has a record of resolving more than 85000 cases every year(Casanovas and et. al., 2016). b.VCAT has five divisions viz. Administrative, civil, human right, residential tenancies and planning and environment. These are managed by deputy president. It deals with number of cases in different fields such as goods and services in which issues regarding purchase or supply of goods or services are dealt. The other example being planning and environment for obtaining licence and to conclude related disputes. c.Specialised tribunals are established to deal with specific cases and other cases are not considered by them. Some of the advantages of these tribunals are as follows: ï‚·It helps in reducing the burden from the courts that deal with all types of cases. This increases the efficiency of the tribunals for resolving other matters by providing right and appropriate decisions(Garnett and et. al., 2015). ï‚·Such tribunals settles the cases in expeditious manner resulting in less time consumption. It reduces the delays in other legal cases.ï‚·The involvement of parties is huge in specialised tribunals which lead them to have alternative solution to the disputes. Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) 3
Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is an independent authority which has the following roles: ï‚·To analyse administrative decisions on the merits. ï‚·To make orders to find new facts, law and policy about the decision which is under review. ï‚·It also provides guidance in those cases which is under review due to the reason of incorrect or not an appropriate decision(Millar, 2015). Functions of AAT 1.It has to review the decisions related to child support, family assistance and social security, migration and many more. 2.The measures taken by such legal body are to make laws transparent and properly distinct to create impact over individuals to follow them properly. 3.These have always and do offer the best decision according to situation in case, this is very challenging decision which can effect and increase chance of accountability in case (Mowbray Chung and Greenleaf, 2016). Folio 2 To, The Chief Executive of Ford Motor Company Australia, Subject: Contravention of consumer law Sir, I am writing this letter as I have made multiple complaints about the problems occurring in my car and are getting worse with the time. By considering the same, I been to Ford Essendron (dealer of my car) to claim repair of the same. However, all my attempts went in vain as they rejected my claim. Also, they alleged that the condition is because of the my negligence because I couldn't drive it properly. After losing all the hopes from Ford Essendron, I am writing this to you to highlight the contravention of s18 of Australian Consumer Law. Under this law, it is provided that individual and organizations are bound to provide the best quality product for which they are charging money. Furthermore, no customer should be sold any faulty products knowingly as it would amount to breach of consumer law as well as contract. 4
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However, it has to be at the time of making the purchase. In addition to this, there are remedies which giving the appropriate solutions to the problems. These are to help curbing such misconduct and unfair trade. In nutshell, this section is for the protection of consumer from any such incidents. By using this, a buyer can be assured about the product so bought. This section is impactful which comprises certain terms and conditions describing the situations that can be defined as misleading. These should be known to every individual involved in trade as well as the customers. Below-mentioned are the instances where the provisions of this law can be applied. The same are as follows: 1.Modified or used cars are being sold to customers which are actually faulty 2.Misleading information or advertisement for deceiving the buyers. The several attempts made by for complaints regarding the faults in my cars have been rejected and I was told that it was completely my negligence which led the car to this condition. I strongly believe that providing the loss for the same is appropriate solution. I wish to have an expected answer about resolving my problem as soon as possible. However, I like to notify you that I will file the complaint about the same in headquarters of Ford which is located in Dearborn, Michigan, US, if I do not get satisfactory response. Furthermore, I have another way for this and that is by filing for the same in consumer court. I am eagerly waiting for a solution with appropriate outcomes. Thank you. Folio 3 Covered in template Folio 4 ï‚·I got to know about Australian legal system in a deep way by studying all its details. According to me, it is based on UK legal system and there is individual constitution for each state in the country. There are various laws which are included in civil, common, statutory, criminal and many more. For instance, common law is there in Australia which governs the legal cases. As per this law, the importance should be given to decisions passed by higher courts. These are used to interpret the laws where there is ambiguity in the laws enacted by parliaments or cases having no legal provisions for it. Just like in UK, a case is resolved with the application of common law. The knowledge about this is 5
important as business involves increased number of disputes and to avoid such problems, previous decisions can be read. In this way, legal consequences can be avoided which can cost huge financial resources leading to failure of business. ï‚·While learning about Australian legal system, a case of negligence has been seen which occurs in majority and on repetitive mode. There is a company called ABC Ltd. Which is a well established organization in Australia. It was doing good in its business and paid absolute attention to applicable laws. The reason for this is to be lawful and to maintain strong position in the market and among other competitors. Although, it is a non- monetary matter but has direct impact on the finance of the company. ABC interpreted the new laws and amendments without taking into account the judgements passed in previous years under common law. It was clearly due to negligence and not giving enough attention to the actual meaning. It was more focused into other areas of business such as meeting with investors, making investment, appointing new talents and many more activities. The outcome for the same was that hefty fine was imposed which led to loss of income of the business. The impact for not following the loss can result in dissolution and the image is also destroyed. On the other hand, individuals working in the organization get affected in many ways such as loss of employment due to closure of business, imprisonment in extreme cases and personal liability. ï‚·Contract is an agreement made between two people with a view to enforce it in the law and to create legal relations. According to me, a business should be executed to provide obligations and rights of each of the parties involved. For example, a partnership firm named Speedy Car Wash was formed between 4 partners. It was a car wash business which was running smoothly at the beginning. It formed a contract with Roman Pvt. Lt.d, a supplier of car polish and accessories. According to the terms, the conditions for payment was fixed that, 50% of the payment was to be provided at the time of contract and rest 50% within two days of delivery. Speedy Car Wash made half of the payment at the time of executing the contract. When the ordered goods arrived, the partners found that there were missing items. Also, some of the car accessories has scratches which means they had been used earlier. The partners denied to make the 50% of the payment. The partners asked Roman Pvt. To return the money taken in advance. This caused problem between the two parties. It can be seen that Roman Pvt. Ltd. Breached the clause 6
of the contract as in this case, partners have the right to file a case against Roman for breaching the contract. They can also seek specific action and get the advance payment refunded. Therefore, it is important to follow the terms and conditions of the contract by the business as it can cause loss to the business by losing customers, goodwill and many similar things. On the contrary, individuals should not contravene otherwise, it can land them in the jail and huge fines can also be imposed. 7
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