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Suppliers’ Duties to Report Product-Related Accidents under the New 'Australian Consumer Law' : A Comparative Critique

Nottage, Luke R. - 2012

considered adding such disclosure obligations, which are now found among Australia's main trading partners. Yet good information … product safety outcomes in Australia …

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Improving the Effectiveness of the Consumer Product Safety System : Australian Law Reform in Asia-Pacific Context

Nottage, Luke R. - 2020

case for such reform, Part 2 of this paper analyses 2017-9 data trends from the OECD Global Recalls Portal for Australia … compared to several comparable economies, especially in the Asia-Pacific region where Australia now has most of its trade and … investment links. The analysis finds a persistently high per capita recall rate for Australia, compared to several jurisdictions …

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Protecting Consumers from Unfair Contract Terms : Australian Comparisons

Latimer, Paul - 2017

protection of consumers. Australia responded with consumer protection laws in the 1970s, and with unfair contract laws in the …

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E-Books and Other Digital Products – Why Australia’s Consumer Laws Are Lacking

Hayward, Benjamin - 2018

Australia's consumer laws aren't adequately protecting Australians who buy digital products such as e-books and digital …

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Protection of Financial Consumers in Australia

Schmulow, Andrew - 2019

Legal protection of consumers of financial products and services in Australia …

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Protection of Indigenous Artistic Works Against Unauthorised Reproduction : Has Australian Consumer Law Been Effective in Stopping Misleading and Deceptive Conduct in the Indigenou...

Kariyawasam, Kanchana - 2020

The misuse and exploitation of indigenous cultural and intellectual property created by and belonging to Australia … consumer law can be creatively utilised to stop unscrupulous and unethical trade in the indigenous art industry in Australia …

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The Financial Literacy of Young Australians : An Empirical Study and Implications for Consumer Protection and ASIC's National Financial Literacy Strategy

Ali, Paul - 2014

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has stewarded the Australian National Financial Literacy Strategy since 2011. Financial literacy is increasingly recognised as an essential part of consumer protection, complementing traditional consumer protection mechanisms such as...

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The Overlap between the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 and the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 : A Comparison with Australian Law

Stoop, Philip N. - 2014

Generally, the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) does not apply to credit agreements falling within the ambit of the National Credit Act (NCA). The aim of this note is to discuss the exclusion of credit agreements under the NCA from the ambit of the CPA and issues related to it, and, secondly, to...

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Putting the ‘Personal’ Back into Injuries : An Interpretation of Part 3-5 of the Australian Consumer Law

Guihot, Michael - 2014

effect on an interpretation of s 139 ACL of both the High Court's decision in Marks v GIO Australia Holdings Ltd, and a small …

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Consumer Rights Awareness of Young Australians

Ali, Paul - 2014

Although young Australians are active consumers there is little evidence about their knowledge of consumer rights. The authors report the results of a survey of 207 Australian school students aged 16-17 aimed at ascertaining their knowledge of consumer rights. Focus group interviews were also...

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