The document provides an overview of competition and consumer law in Australia, specifically the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). It summarizes key points of the ACL including that it replaced previous state and federal laws to create uniform consumer protections across Australia. It also discusses consumer guarantees that products must meet, such as being of acceptable quality and fit for purpose. If a product fails to meet these guarantees, consumers may be entitled to remedies like repairs, replacements or refunds depending on the severity of the failure. The ACL also establishes protections for lay-by agreements and prohibits unfair contract terms and misleading conduct from businesses.

1. Competition & Consumer Law in Australia Small Businesses------------------------------------------Peter McLaughlin Director redchip Lawyers

2. Overview:Introduction to the Australian Consumer Law

3. Consumer Protection:

4. Consumer Guarantees

5. Lay-by agreements

6. Unfair contract terms

7. Avoiding Unfair Business Practices

8. Misleading or Deceptive Conduct

9. False or Misleading Representations

10. Unconscionable Conduct

11. Representations About Country of Origin

12. Information StandardsIntroduction to the Australian Consumer LawReplaces previous Federal and State legislation to create uniform law – standard terms and definitions

13. Introduces new law on unfair contracts

14. New national consumer guarantee provisions

15. New national lay-by provisions

16. Structure of the ACL

17. The Act renamed the Trade Practices Act (Cth) 1974 as the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)(CCA).