Section 131 Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018
Section 131 of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 is about Consumers’ rights to safe, good quality goods. It is under Part XV (Consumers’ Rights) of the Act.
(1) Every consumer has a right to receive goods that –
(a) are reasonably suitable for the purposes for which they are generally intended;
(b) are of good quality, m good working order and free of defects;
(c) will be useable and durable for a reasonable period of time, having regard to the use to which they would normally be put and to all the surrounding circumstances of their supply; and
(d) comply with any applicable standards set by industry sector regulators.
(2) In addition to the right set out in subsection (1), if a consumer has specifically informed an undertaking of the particular purpose for which the consumer wishes to acquire any goods, or the use to which the consumer intends to apply those goods, and the undertaking ordinarily offers to supply such goods or acts in a manner consistent with being knowledgeable about the use of those goods, the consumer has a right to expect that the goods are reasonably suitable for the specific purpose that the consumer has indicated.
