The nature of
Consumer law
Consumer law
A Latin term for when Consumers bought stuff at their own risk was called?
caveat emptor
What does ASIC stand for/mean?
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission
What were the contemporary issues we studied?
(Hint- there were 4)
Credit
Product Certification
Marketing Innovation
technology
How many marks in total come from the topic of Consumers in your HSC exam?
25-
One extended response.
What do the letters ACL mean?
Australian Consumer Law
A Consumer is generally someone who spends less than how much on a good or service?
$40,000
What are the 2 precedent cases for Unconscionable contracts in Australia?
Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362
and
Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447
Is the NSW Department of Fair Trading a legal or non-legal response?
Non-legal
Contracts have both …. and … terms
express and implied terms
What is an exclusion clause?
Laws stated on the packaging of products (such as food and beverages) or as indicated on the trading premises (e.g. at a petrol station) in order to protect consumers from being cheated or deceived are called ……. And …….. laws
weights and measures
What was the name of the case that involved Knitting Mills?
Australian Knitting Mills Ltd v Grant (1933) 50 CLR 387
Who is responsible for enforcing mandatory product safety and information standards and bans unsafe goods under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)?
The ACCC
Catalogues and advertisements that offer goods or services for sale, and timetables that offer transport at a particular time and place, are in most cases …..
Invitations
to
treat
Oral contracts- what's an expmale I use every day on the way to work
coffee
Name 4 out of the 5 elements of a contract.
an offer
an acceptance
an intention to enter into a legal relationship
capacity
consideration
What is the name of the case that involved a smoke ball?
You don’t have to mention the year.
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co (1893)
What is the name of the website that ASIC recommend consumers look at to gain information about consumer laws/ scams etc?
Suppliers have a duty to warn consumers of products that are considered to have dangerous characteristics that are discovered after they are already on the market. They may also be required to …..
recall the product
Name 4 occupations that have occupational licensing.
doctors, lawyers, engineers, dentists, architects, plumbers, electricians, builders, motor mechanics, carpenters, travcel agents
What is unique about contacts made under the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) section 54A).
They cannot be an oral contract and must be in writing
What is the name of the type of selling that is sometimes called referral selling?
Pyramid Selling
In what year did card payments overtake cash sales in Australia?
2016
…. is the practice of advertising something at a specified price, with the knowledge that it will not be possible to offer it at that price for a reasonable time and in reasonable quantities.
bait advertising
➔ Motor Dealers Act 1974 (NSW) – provides a ……. cooling-off period where the vehicle is purchased by a consumer on credit arranged through the dealer (s 29CA)
five-day