The Tribunal held that although a new four-wheel-drive motor vehicle failed to comply with the consumer guarantee of acceptable quality and the failure was a major failure, the applicants' claim for a refund of the purchase price against the dealer failed because the purported rejection of the vehicle was made outside the rejection period under s 262 of the Australian Consumer Law (Queensland), and a refund was not available as a matter of law against the importer as deemed manufacturer.
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