Corones' Australian consumer law / by Jeannie Marie Paterson.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2019.

4th ed.

89416

Australian consumer law : commentary and materials.

The Australian consumer law.

Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Part I: Introduction

1. Consumer protection policy and the ACL

2. Key definitions and concepts

Part II: General consumer protections

3. Misleading or deceptive conduct

4. Unconscionable conduct

5. Unfair contract terms

Part III: Specific consumer protections

6. Specific false or misleading representations

7. Specific unfair sales practices

8. Consumer guarantees for goods and services

9. Consumer guarantees, contracting out and warranties against defects

10. Consumer agreements

Part IV: Product liability and safety regulation

11. Product recall, safety standards, safety bans and notices

12. Liability of manufacturers for goods with safety defects

Part V: Enforcement and remedies

13. Public enforcement

14. Private remedies

15. Remedies relating to the consumer guarantees.

Corones' Australian Consumer Law, explains in a detailed yet accessible treatment the substantive rights and remedies of consumers, and the obligations of traders under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). The ACL is a uniform consumer protection law that applies in all jurisdictions throughout Australia. This book explains the law created by the ACL and the policy underlying it. This book covers the general and specific provisions of the ACL, and the remedial and enforcement regimes. It examines how the different parts of the ACL inter-relate, the scope for overlap, and why each provision is necessary to provide complete consumer protection. Corones' Australian Consumer Law Fourth Edition has been extensively reworked and updated to take account of the many changes in the law that have occurred since the introduction of the ACL in January 2011. The Fourth Edition includes commentary on amendments to the ACL, including increased civil pecuniary penalties for contraventions of key provisions. The text also considers important new court decisions such as Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2016] HCA 28 and ParkingEye Limited v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67 on the relationship between unfair terms and the penalty doctrine under the general law; ACCC v Servcorp Limited [2018] FCA 1044 and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1224 on unfair terms in standard form small business contracts and Valve Corporation v ACCC [2017] FCAFC 224 discussing when contractual attempts to exclude or limit liability under the consumer guarantees will be misleading. New developments in the case law on misleading conduct, unconscionable conduct, consumer guarantees and civil pecuniary penalties are also examined. Corones' Australian Consumer Law remains the key text on consumer law in Australia, suitable for students and practitioners alike. - Publisher's website.

Previous ed. 2016.

9780455242200

liv, 718 p. ; 25 cm