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Fair Trading Act 1987
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#### 79D Definitions
79D Definitions
(cf CC Act 1998, s 3 (1) and s 3 (3) (transferred to definition of “consumer”))
> In this Part—
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> consumer means any of the following persons or bodies to whom or to which a supplier has supplied, or agreed to supply, goods or services (whether or not under a contract), or with whom or with which a supplier has entered into a contract that is collateral to a contract for the supply of goods or services—
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> > (a) a natural person,
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> > (b) a firm (within the meaning of the [Partnership Act 1892](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1892-012)),
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> > (c) a small proprietary company (within the meaning of the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth),
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> > (d) an owners corporation constituted under the [Strata Schemes Management Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-050),
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> > (e) a company that owns an interest in land and has a memorandum or articles of association conferring on each owner of shares in the company a right to occupy under a lease or licence a part or parts of a building erected on the land,
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> > (f) an incorporated association,
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> > (g) an unincorporated body whose members are associated for a common purpose,
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> > (h) a company limited by guarantee (other than a company limited both by shares and by guarantee).
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> consumer claim—see section 79E.
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> goods means any tangible thing that is or may be the subject of trade or commerce, but does not include money or an interest in land.
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> services—see section 79F.
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> supplier means a person who, in the course of carrying on (or purporting to carry on) a business, supplies goods or services.
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> supply—see section 79G.
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> **s 79D:** Ins 2015 No 12, Sch 1 \[11\]. Am 2015 No 50, Sch 4.11.