Blue Bella Pty Limited v Jackson [2016] NSWCATAP 62

Blue Bella Pty Limited v Jackson [2016] NSWCATAP 62

The agreement between QC Seminars and Ms Jackson was an unsolicited consumer agreement as it was negotiated at a hired venue, not the supplier's established business premises, and the consumer did not invite the supplier for the specific transaction. QC Seminars did not provide the required statutory information about cooling off rights, entitling Ms Jackson to terminate the contract within six months. The appeal was therefore dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 March 2016
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Appeal Decision by Internal Appeal Panel
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['unsolicited Consumer Agreements' 'australian Consumer Law' 'cooling Off Period' 'seminar Promotion' 'reverse Onus']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Appeal Decision by Internal Appeal Panel

  1. 1 ['Whether the sales contract between QC Seminars and Ms Jackson was an unsolicited consumer agreement under s 69 of the ACL (NSW)' 'Whether failure by QC Seminars to comply with Division 2 of ACL (NSW) entitled Ms Jackson to terminate the contract and receive a refund']

Ratio Decidendi

The agreement between QC Seminars and Ms Jackson was an unsolicited consumer agreement as it was negotiated at a hired venue, not the supplier's established business premises, and the consumer did not invite the supplier for the specific transaction. QC Seminars did not provide the required statutory information about cooling off rights, entitling Ms Jackson to terminate the contract within six months. The appeal was therefore dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['Appeal dismissed']