Exam 11: Consumer Protection and Privacy Law: Dealing With Customers

Adam owns a second hand car yard.In which of the following transactions is Adam not a 'consumer' within the meaning of the ACL?

ASIC is a statutory body responsible, amongst other things, for:

If a business has a substantial degree of power in the market, it may, without contravening the provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth):

Which of the following is most likely to lead to unconscionable conduct by a business when dealing with consumers?

According to APP2 of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection)Act 2012 (Cth), personal information a business has about an individual can generally only be used for the purpose:

According to the decision in Taco Company v Taco Bell, which of the following will not be considered by the court in determining whether or not conduct is 'misleading or deceptive'?

Which of the following ideas or facts does not offer grounds to support the conclusion that our society needs strong consumer protection laws?

The right to privacy is described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as follows: "No one shall be subject to _____ interference with his privacy, family, home, or correspondence." What is the missing word?

A statement of opinion will only be misleading or deceptive under s 18 of the Australian Consumer Law if:

Which of the following penalties will result if a company deliberately breaches one of the specific prohibitions in the ACL?

In the 17th and 18th centuries, rather than being concerned with protecting consumers specifically, the judiciary had other priorities.Which of the following issues might be said to have been of a relatively low concern to judges dealing with business related disputes in that era?

Which of the following activities are not exempted from the operation of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)?

Which of the following requirements does not need to be satisfied in order to establish a breach of s 18 of the Australian Consumer law?

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) seeks to:

Most of the rules regulating advertising and selling to consumers are now found in:

Katie is surprised to find a copy of the October edition of the Punk Rocker's weekly in her mailbox that she has not ordered.A letter with the magazine says that if she does not send the magazine back to the publisher, Spikes Pty Ltd, within 14 days, her inaction will be construed to be acceptance of their offer of a year's subscription to the magazine at $35 a month.Three weeks later Katie realises she has not returned the magazine.What should Katie do next?

Section 25 of the Australian Consumer Law sets out examples of contract terms that are unfair.The general effect of this long and detailed provision is that a contract term will generally be considered to be unfair when:

In the history of the common law, the first major legislative step away from the philosophy that 'caveat emptor' ought to be at the foundation for the law governing consumer transactions was:

According to s 23 of the Australian Consumer Law, a contract term will be unfair if three elements are satisfied.Which of the following requirements is not one of these?

'Unconscionable' for the purpose of ss 20 and 21 of the Australian Consumer Law means: