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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Miscellaneous provisions - Application of Act

56: Application of Act

You could also call this:

“This law doesn't work for stuff you bought or services you hired before it started”

This Act doesn’t apply to you if you made a contract to buy goods or services before the Act started. This means if you bought something or hired someone to do a job before the Act began, the rules in this Act don’t cover that purchase or service.

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Money and consumer rights > Consumer protection
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Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions
Application of Act

56Application of Act

  1. This Act does not apply to any contract for the supply of goods or services made before the commencement of this Act.

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