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The Claim

Sections 54–56 of Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (the Australian Consumer Law) establish consumer guarantees including acceptable quality, fitness for purpose, and correspondence with description.

The Short Version

The statutory text supports the claim. Sections 54, 55, and 56 of Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Australian Consumer Law) establish consumer guarantees about acceptable quality, fitness for a disclosed purpose, and goods matching their description. The wording is slightly shorthand, but not materially inaccurate.

Caveats

  • Section 55 is specifically about fitness for a purpose disclosed or made known by the consumer, not an unlimited guarantee for every possible use.
  • These sections concern guarantees for goods; consumer guarantees for services appear in different ACL provisions.
  • The claim is a high-level summary and does not include statutory conditions, exceptions, or remedy rules.

The Receipts

  1. Competition and Consumer Act 2010

    Federal Register of Legislation

  2. Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

    Federal Register of Legislation

  3. Australian Consumer Law

    Federal Register of Legislation

  4. Consumer rights and guarantees

    ACCC

  5. Consumer guarantees

    consumer.gov.au

  6. Schedule 2 — The Australian Consumer Law

    Tasmanian Government / Federal Register copy

  7. Consumer guarantees

    Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

  8. Australian Consumer Law – Legislation

    Consumer Law – Australian Government

  9. Winter Essentials: Care and Consumer Law

    ACT Law Society

  10. Guarantees in relation to goods - Law Handbook

    Law Handbook

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Filed Under

Australian Consumer LawCompetition And Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

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