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  • Enhancing Sri Lankan consumer protection through consumer guarantees and strict liability for defective goods — Lessons from the Australian model of Consumer Law

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    Rodrigo, Thanuja
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    Rodrigo, Thanuja K.
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    The introduction of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No 09 of 2003 (Sri Lanka) marked a major advance in the protection of consumers in Sri Lanka. However, there are certain aspects of this legislation that can be further developed to enhance consumer protection. The focus of this article is on inadequacies of the existing statutory liability regime for (a) implied warranties and the need for, and desirability of introducing new provisions and/or replacing the existing provisions with a set of mandatory quality standards such as consumer guarantees; (b) the manufacture's liability for physical injury or damage to property ...
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    The introduction of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No 09 of 2003 (Sri Lanka) marked a major advance in the protection of consumers in Sri Lanka. However, there are certain aspects of this legislation that can be further developed to enhance consumer protection. The focus of this article is on inadequacies of the existing statutory liability regime for (a) implied warranties and the need for, and desirability of introducing new provisions and/or replacing the existing provisions with a set of mandatory quality standards such as consumer guarantees; (b) the manufacture's liability for physical injury or damage to property caused by goods that have safety defects and the need for an improved statutory provisions for the manufacturer's liability for defective goods. Drawing upon the equivalent provisions of the Australian Consumer Law (Cth) which is based on the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (NZ) this article proposes the manner in which these two areas of the Sri Lankan consumer law can be developed.
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    Journal Title
    Competition & Consumer Law Journal
    Volume
    21
    Publisher URI
    http://www.lexisnexis.com.au/en-au/products/competition-and-consumer-law-journal.page
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    © 2013 Lexis Nexis. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Commercial and Contract Law
    Law
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/57242
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