Why Australia needs a motor vehicle "lemon" law

On 30 November 2015, the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee of the Queensland Parliament tabled its report, 'Lemon' Laws - Inquiry into Consumer Protections and Remedies for Buyers of New Motor Vehicles ('Queensland Lemon Law Report'). In its terms of reference, 'l...

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Published inUniversity of New South Wales law journal Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 625 - 657
Main Author Stephen Corones
Format Journal Article
Published 01.01.2016
Subjects
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
Australian states
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Defects
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Law and legislation
Maintenance and repair
Manufactures
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
MOTOR VEHICLES
REMEDIES
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Summary:On 30 November 2015, the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee of the Queensland Parliament tabled its report, 'Lemon' Laws - Inquiry into Consumer Protections and Remedies for Buyers of New Motor Vehicles ('Queensland Lemon Law Report'). In its terms of reference, 'lemons' are defined as 'new motor vehicles with numerous, severe defects that re-occur despite multiple repair attempts or where defects have caused a new motor vehicle to be out of service for a prolonged period of time'. There are three different bases by which a consumer can obtain relief under the Australian Consumer Law ('ACL') located in schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ('CCA') in relation to loss or damage arising from the purchase of lemon motor vehicles.
Bibliography:University of New South Wales Law Journal, The, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2016: 625-657
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES LAW JOURNAL, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2016: 625-657
ISSN:0313-0096