What you’ll learn:

Understand the Fair Trading Act 1986 and how businesses can avoid conduct and practices that breach the Act and can be viewed as misleading, unsafe or unfair.

What's included?

• What the Act covers
• Representations or claims
• Product safety
• Banned practices
• Advertising claims
• Product claims
• Unsubstantiated representations
• Unsolicited goods and services
• Unfair contracts
• Misleading actions
• Trader status on the internet
• Consumer transactions
• Commerce Commission powers
• Penalties
• Defenses

After, you’ll be able to…

• Understand how the Fair Trading Act applies and could impact on your business
• Understand what is permitted and not permitted under the Fair Trading Act
• Understand how the Fair Trading Act applies to internet based sales
• Understand the jurisdiction and penalties that could be applied if your business is found in breach of the Fair Trading Act