Business Law: Australian Consumer Law Guarantees and Remedies

Running head: BUSINESS LAW
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Table of Contents
Question 1................................................................................................................................................................2
Issue.....................................................................................................................................................................2
Rules....................................................................................................................................................................2
Application..........................................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................................4
Question 2................................................................................................................................................................4
Issue.....................................................................................................................................................................4
Rules....................................................................................................................................................................4
Application..........................................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................................6
Reference.................................................................................................................................................................7

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Question 1
Issue
The main issue in the case is whether Betty is entitled to exercise Australian Consumer Law guarantees.
Rules
Section 3 of the Australian Consumer Law introduced under the schedule 2 of Competition and
Consumer Act 2010 (CTH) defines a consumer to be a person who acquires any good which is either of the
value of less than $40,000 or were ordinarily seen as being acquired for personal, household or domestic
consumption.
Under the provisions of section 18 of the Australian Consumer Law introduced under the schedule 2 of
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CTH) an individual is prohibited for being engaged in any kind of
misleading or deceptive conduct or any conduct that could likely be misleading or deceptive as seen in the case
ACCC v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd [2016].
Section 29 of the Act can be seen as prohibiting any individual, in trade or commerce, making any
misleading or false representation in relation to the standard, quality, value, grade or any other description of the
goods supplied as was held in the case ACCC v Apple Pty Ltd [2018].
Section 54 of the Australian Consumer Law states that if any individual supplies good to a consumer, in
trade or commerce, any other way than by sale of auction there is a guarantee for the goods to be of acceptable
quality is present as was held in the case Medtel Pty Ltd v Courtney (2003).
According to Section 151 of the Australian Consumer Law an individual would be guilty of an offence
in trade and commerce for supply of possible supply of goods or services if the individual is found to be making
any misleading or false representation about the goods or services.