Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Lux Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 926

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Lux Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 926 TRADE PRACTICES – sale of vacuum cleaner to consumer – sale conducted by agent of corporation - consumer alleged to be illiterate and intellectually disabled – circumstances of sale said to involve unconscionable conduct, undue harassment and coercion – whether intellectual disability established – unconscionability established – undue harassment and coercion not established – form of relief – need for further submissions on relief Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 21 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 4(2), 51AB, 51AB(1), 51AB(2), 51AB(2)(a), 51AB(2)(c), 51AB(2)(d), 51AB(2)(e), 51AB(5), 60, 80, 80(1)(e), 80(4), 80(5), 83, 84(2), 87(1A)(b) New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1993)

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