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348 The Law Handbook[11.690] Tenants[11.720] Making a complaint - water[11.730] Home building consumers[11.730] Legislation[11.740] Contracts[11.750] Types of contracts[11.760] Other types of contracts[11.810] Delay of works[11.820] Defective work[11.830] Statutory warranties[11.840] Limitation periods[11.850] Completion[11.860] NSW Fair Trading[11.870] The NSW Civil andAdministrative Tribunal(NCAT)[11.970] Insurance[11.980] Telephone and the internet
11 Consumers 349[11.10] Consumer protectionlawscommencement of the Australian ConsumerLaw which, by a system of interlocking Stateand Commonwealth legislation, brings uniform provisions across Australia.Since earlier editions of this book, there hasbeen substantial development of the lawsconcerning consumer protection and fairtrading. The major step taken has been the[11.20] LegislationThe Australian Consumer Law (ACL) commencedoperation on 1 January 2011. Itapplies to transactions after that date. Theprevious Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) andFair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) continue toapply to earlier dealings. Readers are referredto previous editions of this work andto the Lawyers Practice Manual for a discussionof previous legislation and the measuresavailable to consumers to avail themselvesof the protections then offered.The ACL is contained in Schedule 2 to theCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth),and the text of that law applies in NSW byvirtue of the Fair Trading Act, s 28 as a law ofthe State (see the definitions in s 26). TheLaw has national application, having beenthe subject of discussion between the relevantministers of the Commonwealth andStates, and then an IntergovernmentalAgreement between them.The Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW)remains in force. That Act does not limit anyother law providing relief against unfaircontracts or unjust contract terms, nor doesany other law limit the operation of that Actto the contract (see s 22).The Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW) alsoremains in force. It regulates the sale ofgoods only (ie not services) and impliescertain terms into contracts for the sale ofgoods.The commentary in the following paragraphsdeals primarily with the consumerprotections contained in the ACL.
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