Fair Trading - An Introduction (NZ)
Cost: $55.00
Fair Trading Act – An Introduction (NZ)
When faced with an issue regarding consumer rights, your only protection is to arm yourself with the knowledge of what rights you have. Fortunately, the Fair Trading Act 1986 (FTA) and Consumer Guarantees Act 1990 (CGA) are good starting points to learning about consumer protection and fair trading laws in New Zealand.
Using discussions of the FTA in some detail, combined with a brief overview of the CGA, this course aims to build a general awareness of your obligations under these Acts. Using everyday language, leading cases, and real-world examples, this course has been written in partnership with Simpson & Grierson, a leading legal firm in New Zealand, and is targeted at general employees,
The course, Commerce Act - An Introduction, is designed to be attached as an option to provide you with more information about this Act where required.
Course Objectives
At the successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Understand and identify the purpose of the Commerce Commission in enforcing the FTA.
- Know your consumer rights.
- Identify deceptive or misleading conduct and what damages can be sought for such conduct.
- Describe false or misleading representations, and determine the difference between misleading conduct and misleading representations.
Duration 30mins nominal