Consumer Protection Law in Australia, 3rd edition

An accessible guide to the Australian consumer law regime

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Consumer Protection Law in Australia provides a clear and detailed explanation of the application and effect of consumer protection and product liability law in Australia, fostering a sound understanding of the legislative landscape in force since the introduction of the single regulatory scheme. The author explains the mechanism under which the federal and state and territory laws operate and provides a ’road map’ to all aspects of the consumer regime, including regulation and public and private enforcement. Key areas such as consumer guarantees, unfair contract provisions and product liability are comprehensively discussed. The book is an invaluable guide for legal practitioners, academics and students.

The third edition is fully revised to include many recent developments, including:

  • Significant amendments following the 2015 Review of the Australian Consumer Law introduced by the Treasury Laws Amendment (Australian Consumer Law Review) Act 2018 (Cth) and the Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 No 3) Act 2018 (Cth);
  • Amendments to the Industry Codes of Conduct provisions introduced by the Competition and Consumer (Industry Code Penalties) Act 2014 (Cth);
  • Decisions of the High Court in Thorne v Kennedy (2017) 350 ALR 1 concerning unconscionable conduct in equity and of the Full Federal Court in Paciocco v Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2015) 236 FCR 199 and Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Kojic (2016) 341 ALR 572 on the methodology for evaluating unconscionable conduct under ACL s 21;
  • Amendments to the Unfair Contract Terms Regime introduced by the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015 (Cth) and important decisions in ACCC v JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1224 and ACCC v Servcorp Ltd [2018] FCA 1044
  • The significant increase in penalties for contraventions of the ACL introduced by the Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 No 3) Act 2018 (Cth)

Features

  • Comprehensive discussion of fundamental principles of consumer law
  • Authoritative, experienced author
  • Fully revised and updated

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Bruce, Australian Competition Law, 3rd ed, 2018
Coorey, Australian Consumer Law, 2015
Lockhart, The Law of Misleading or Deceptive Conduct, 5th ed, 2019
Steinwall, LexisNexis Annotated Acts: Annotated Competition and Consumer Legislation, 2019

 

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Alex Bruce

Alex Bruce

Alex Bruce is an Associate Professor at the Australian National University College of Law, and a former Senior Lawyer with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Alex is an ordained Buddhist Monk in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. He has a PhD in law from the ANU and is completing a DPhil at the University of Oxford.

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Table of contents

Ch 1 Australia’s National Consumer Protection Regime

 
Ch 2 Application of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and Australian Consumer Law

 
Ch 3 Introduction to Misleading and Deceptive Conduct

 
Ch 4 Factual Categories of Misleading or Deceptive Conduct

 
Ch 5 Unconscionable Conduct — Unwritten Law

 
Ch 6 Statutory Unconscionable Conduct

 
Ch 7 Unfair Contract Terms Regime

 
Ch 8 False or Misleading Representations

 
Ch 9 Particular Forms of Unfair Practices

 
Ch 10 Consumer Guarantees Regime

 
Ch 11 Unsolicited Consumer Agreements

 
Ch 12 Liability of Manufacturers of Goods with Safety Defects

 
Ch 13 Product Safety and Information Standards

 
Ch 14 Industry Codes of Conduct

 
Ch 15 Public Enforcement — ACCC Investigation Powersv
 
Ch 16 Public Enforcement — ACCC Criminal Proceedings

 
Ch 17 Public Enforcement — ACCC Civil Orders and Remedies

 
Ch 18 Private Enforcement — Orders and Remedies
 

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