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Responsive Regulation and Comparative Consumer Product Safety
Nottage, Luke R. - 2011
, including belatedly Australia, responsive regulation theory suggests that there should be scope to add a duty on suppliers of …
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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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Shopping on the Net : Legal Protection for Consumers
Tokeley, Kate - 2016
In this article the author outlines some difficulties facing the cyber-shopper. These include the practical difficulties of enforcement and redress which arise when a cyber-shopper purchases a defective product from an overseas supplier, or when misleading information is placed on the internet...
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956912
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The Dynamic Duo of Consumer Protection : State and Private Enforcement of Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Laws
Pridgen, Dee - 2018
This article focuses on the critical importance to consumer protection of the “dynamic duo” of state and private enforcement mechanisms provided in state unfair and deceptive acts or practices (UDAP) statutes. The article begins by chronicling the origins of these state laws, rooted in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012928610
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Access to Justice for Small Amount Claims in the Consumer Marketplace : Lessons from Australia
Malbon, Justin - 2012
. Finally, the operation of litigation funding in Australia is examined along with its impact on providing access to justice for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014169728
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Arbitrability Limitation in Consumer (B2C) Disputes? : Consumers' Protection as Legal and Economic Phenomenon
Belohlavek, Alexander J. - 2013
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Economic Integration and Consumer Protection in Southeast Asia : ASEAN Product Liability Law and Safety Regulation
Nottage, Luke R. - 2016
Southeast Asia has long been known as a particularly dynamic part of the global economy. In 2007 the leaders of the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations further agreed to accelerate the project to complete a single market or “ASEAN Economic Community” by the end of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013002681
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ASEAN Product Liability and Consumer Product Safety Regulation : Comparing National Laws and Free Trade Agreements
Nottage, Luke R. - 2015
Consumer product safety is a major contemporary concern for developing, middle-income and developed economies. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), through its Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP), has recognised this as a priority topic for international collaboration, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014036399
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Obesity Prevention and Personal Responsibility : The Case of Front-of-Pack Food Labelling in Australia
Magnusson, Roger - 2014
Background: In Australia, the food industry and public health groups are locked in serious struggle for regulatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014189254