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[1980] FCA 194

CATCHWORDS

F e d e r a l C o u r t o f A u s t r a l i a - J u r i s d i c t l o n - Consumer p r o t e c t i o n -

C o n d u c t c o n t r a v e n l n g P a r t I V o r P a r t V oi T r a d e P r a c t l c e s Act

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1 9 7 4 - I m p l i e d c o n d l t i o n s I n c o n t r a c t o f s u p p l y o f goods -

Supp ly o f m o t o r v e h l c l e t o consumer - v e h i c l e n o t o f

m e r c h a n t a b l e q u a l i t y - Damages s o u g h t f r o m s u p p l i e r a n d

m a n u f a c t u r e r - T r a d e P r a c t i c e s Act 1 9 7 4 ( C t h . ) s s . 4 , 7 1 , 74A,

7 4 D , 8 2 , 8 6 .

PraLLlce - Summary d i s m l s s a l - Rules o f C o u r t 0 . 1 0 r . 4 ; 0 . 2 0 r . 2 .

F rank Arturi v. Zupps h lo tors P t y L t d . and ALIshide P t y L l m l t e d

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Coram : Brcnnan J .

19 December 1980

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JUDGE FIAKIKG ORDER Brennan J .

DATE OF ORDLR 1 9 December 1 9 8 0

WIIERE FIADE - C a n b e r r a .

TIII: COURT ORDERS THAT : -

1. T h e a p p l i c a n t ' s p r o c c e d l n g s b e dlsrnlssed generally.

2 . The a p p l i c a n t p a y t h e r e s p e c t l v c r c s p o n d e n t s t h c l r C o s t s

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REASONS FOR .JUDGMENT

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d l r c c t l o n s h e a r i n g was a d l o u r n e d . IUien t h e a d ~ o u r n r d d i r c c t l o n s

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t h e p r o c e s s o f t h e C o u r t . T h e r e q u l s l t e n o t i c e h a d n o t b e e n g i v e n

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p r o v l s l o n o f P a r t I V o r V may r c c o v c r t h c a m o u n t o f

t h c l o s s o r damage by a c t l o n against t h a t o t h e r p e r s o n

o r a g a ~ n s t a n y p e r s o n i n v o l v c d i n t h e c o n t r a v c n t l o n . "

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1s s c e h l n g t o r c c o v e r d n a m o u n t oi' l o s s o r damage causcd by

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m o t o r v e h i c l e , a n d t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t a n d f l r s t r e s p o n d e n t a g r c e d

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f r o m A u s t r a l i a n G u a r a n t e e C o r p o r a t i o n L l m l t e d ; a n d t h a t t h e first

r e s p o n d e n t d e l i v e r e d t h e m o t o r v e h l c l e t o t h e a p p l i c a n t . A l t h o u g h

t h e S t a t e m e n t o f Claim d o e s n o t i n terms a l l e g e a c o n t r a c t b e t w c e n

t h e a p p l l c a n t a n d t h e f i r s t r e sponden t (wh lch I s h a l l c a l l " t h e

d e a l e r " , t h o u g h t h e S t a t e m e n t o f Claim d o e s n o t s o d e s c r l b e i t ) , I

a s s u m e t h a t t h e p l e a d e r ' s i n t e n t l o n w a s t o a l l e g e t h a t t h e a p p l l c a n t

a n d t h e d e a l e r w e r e p a r t i e s t o a c o n t r a c t f o r t h e s u p p l y of t h e F l a t

m o t o r v e h i c l e . T h a t a s s u m p t i o n i s b a s e d u p o n a l l c g a t l o n s t h a t t h e r e

was an "agreement" between them l ihlch was " s u b ~ e c t t o a n ~ m p l l e d

c o n d l t l o n t h a t t h e s a i d m o t o r v e h l c l e was r e a s o n a b l y f l t f o r t h c

pu rpose" , i . e . , f o r u s e as a p r i v a t e m o t o r v e h l c l e , "hy r e a s o n o i

t h c p r o v i s i o n s o f s.71 o f t h e T r a d e F r a c t l c e s A c t 1 9 7 4 " , and whlch

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c o n s u m e r i n t h e c o u r s e of a b u s l n e s s , t h e r e i s a n

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b e t w e e n t h e a p p l i c a n t a n d t h e d c a l e r a n d t o c l a i m d a m a g e s f o r

b r e a c h o f c o n d i t i o n s s t a t u t o r l l y i m p l i e d I n i t . T h e S t a t e m c n t o f

C l a i m a l l e g e s b r e a c h e s o f t h e i m p l l e d c o n d l t l o n s i n t h a t t h e motor

v e h i c l e was n o t f l t f o r u s e a s a p r i v a t e m o t o r v c h l c l c a n d was n o t

o f m e r c h a n t a b l e q u a l i t y .

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i n t h e p r o c e e d i n g s i s a l l c g e d t o h a v e b e e n c a u s e d b y c o n d u c t d o n e i n

c o n t r a v e n t i o n o f P a r t IV o r V o f t h e Act, t h a t i s t o s a y , c o n d u c t

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p r o v i s l o n s . S e c t l o n 7 1 p r e s c r i b e s n o n o r m o i c o n d u c t : i t a f f e c t s

t h e l e g a l r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n p a r t l e s t o a c o n t r a c t b y i m p o r t l n g

o n e o r more c o n d l t l o n s l n t o t h e c o n t r a c t . I t d o e s n o t p r o s c r l b c

c o n d u c t b y t h e s u p p l l e r o f goods ; i t r c l a t c s t o t h c q r l a l l t y o f t h e

g o o d s s u p p l i e d .

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lshich i s i m p l l e d b y 5 . 7 1 d o e s n o t I n v o l v e c o n d u c t i n c o n t r a v e n t l o n

o f a p r o v l s i o n of P a r t V. F i r s t , t h e b r e a c h d o e s n o t c o n s i s t i n

t h e c o n d u c t o f s u p p l y i n g g o o d s , b u t I n t h c w a n t o f c o r r c s p o n d c n c e

b e t w e e n t h e s t a t e o i t h e g o o d s s u p p l l e d a n d t h e quality r e f c r r e d t o

I n S . 7 1 . S e c o n d l y , s.71 t a k e s e i f e c t by I m p o s l n g a n o b l i g a t l o n

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s a y t h a t t h e o b l i g a t i o n i s s t n t u t o r i l y c r e a t e d , f o r t h e c o n c l l t l o n

c a n d e r i v e n o f o r c e f r o m a n a c t u a l o r i m p l l e d consent o i t h e p a r t i c s

whose frccdom t o e x c l u d e I t s i m p o s i t l o n 1 s rernovcd by s . 6 S . But by

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c o n t r a v e n t i o n of t h e s e c t i o n , f o r on t h a t h y p o t h e s i s I t would, by

v i r t u e o f 5 . 7 9 , b e p u n i s h a b l e o n c o n v i c t i o n . So a b s u r d a

c o n s e q u e n c e c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n i n t e n d e d .

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v e h l c l e w l t h i n t h e m e a n i n g o f t h a t t e r m i n s . 7 4 A . T h e a p p l i c a n t

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p l e a d e d i n t h e s e terms:

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s e c o n d r e s p o n d e n t was s u b ~ c c t t o an u n p l i c d

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a r e m l s c o n c e i v c d . S e c t i o n 74D d o e s n o t l m p l y a c o n d J t i o n , a n d J t

h a s n o o p e r a t i o n u n l e s s t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r s u p p l i e s thc goods t o

dnoth;; p e r s o n who a c q u i r e s t h e g o o d s f o r r e - s u p p l y (s.741)(1) ( J ) ) .

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c o n s u m e r , a n d t h e a p p l l c a n t c a n f o u n d 110 c l a i m f o r d a m a g c s I o r

b r e a c h o f c o n t r a c t u p o n s . 7 3 D . T h e c l a l m s o f r n m c d d l s c l o s c h n o

r e a s o n a b l e g r o u n d o f a c t l o n a n d , as L m d l e y L . J . s a l d 111 D n ~ l s v e l l v.

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p l e a d i n g "It i s d e m u r r a b l e a t once, and I t I S ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t h i n g more, i t I S

p e r f e c t l y f r l v o l o u s . " I t c a n n o t b e a l l o a e d t o s t a n d .

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a n d h a v l n g b e e n s u p p l l e d b y t h e d c a l c r t o t h e applicant s o as t o

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