Australian Consumer Law Section 54

General guidance about the acl and its provisions can be found below and in the australian consumer law.

Australian consumer law section 54. The goods are taken to be of acceptable quality. Infrastructure transport cities and regional development. The australian consumer law is set out in schedule 2 of the competition and consumer act 2010 cth acl and provides a set of consumer guarantees that apply whenever goods are supplied to consumers as defined under the acl this article explores the interaction between supplier manufacturer and consumer when there has been a breach of a consumer guarantee in a supply chain.

Competition and consumer act 2010 schedule 2 table of contents the australian consumer law 1 application of this schedule 2 definitions 3 meaning of consumer 4 misleading representations with respect to future matters 5 when donations are treated as supplies or acquisitions 6 related bodies corporate 7 meaning of manufacturer 8 goods affixed to land or premises. An act relating to competition fair trading and consumer protection and for other purposes. A national unfair contract terms law covering standard form consumer and small business contracts.

The australian consumer law acl includes. A framework overview. Consumers have the following guarantees in respect of goods.

The australian consumer law sets out consumer rights that are called consumer guarantees. A national product safety law and enforcement system. The full text of the australian consumer law acl is set out in schedule 2 of the competition and consumer act 2010 previously known as the trade practices act 1974 tpa.

A goods supplied to a consumer are not of acceptable quality. A national law guaranteeing consumer rights when buying goods and services. The australian consumer law.

Goods are of acceptable quality that is they are safe durable and free from defects are acceptable in appearance and finish and do what they are ordinarily expected to do acl section 54 goods are fit for any purpose specified by the consumer or supplier acl section 55. A a person the supplier supplies in trade or commerce goods to a consumer. Section 54 of the acl provides that if a person supplies in trade or commerce goods to a consumer there is a guarantee that the goods are of acceptable quality which means that they are fit for all the purposes for which goods of that kind are commonly supplied acceptable in appearance and finish free from defects and are safe and durable as a reasonable consumer fully acquainted with the state and condition of the goods would regard as acceptable.