Consumer Law Reform: A Discussion Paper
June 2010 This discussion document covers seven consumer laws. Each law is examined individually and questions are included throughout the paper to assist your consideration of the issues.
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- Foreword
- 1. Seeking Your Views
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Brief Description of Existing Consumer Law
- 4. Going Forward: The Essential Elements of Consumer Law
- 5. Principles-Based Law
- 6 Unfair practices
- 7. Selling and Duress
- 8. Product Safety
- 9. Information to Assist Consumer Decision-Making
- 10. Trader Obligations
- 11. Auctioneers
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12. Consumer Guarantees
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12.1 Possible areas for amendment in the Consumer Guarantees Act
- 12.1.1 Auctions and the application of the Consumer Guarantees Act
- 12.1.2 Issue: Extended warranties
- 12.1.3 Issue: Bonds to assess faulty goods
- 12.1.4 Supplier is unresponsive or does not heed consumer requests
- 12.1.5 Rejection of goods under the Consumer Guarantees Act and collateral credit agreements
- 12.1.6 Application to electricity
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12.1 Possible areas for amendment in the Consumer Guarantees Act
- 13. Enforcement
- 14. What the Review Might Deliver
- 15. Full List of Discussion Document Questions
Last updated 14 June 2010
