User:TimUrry1/New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Development

The New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 was created to develop consumer power in the marketplace. The Sale of Goods Act 1908 and the common law provided some remedies, but these were deemed to be inadequate; and thus the New Zealand Consumer Gurantees Act was born. The Act establishes a minimum standard for goods and services, known as guarantees, and has created realistic methods of enforcing those guarantees.

Scope of the Act

The Consumer Guarantees Act creates guarantees and remedies when goods and services are supplied by a supplier or manufacturer to a consumer. For goods or services to be covered under the Act then they must be purchased for ordinary personal, domestic or household use or consumption. Goods or services purchased for business use are not covered under the scope of the Act.

Goods

Section 2(1) defines "goods".

- Goods will be those items of personal property which are tangible and capable of possession, that is, choses in possession or chattels.

Services

Section 2(1) defines "services".

- Services will be where work is carried out of a trade and professional nature.

References

1. Gerbic, P., & Lawrence, M. (2006). Understanding commercial law (6th ed.). Wellington: LexisNexis.