Definitions
79D Definitions
In this Part—
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—
a natural person,
a firm (within the meaning of the Partnership Act 1892),
a small proprietary company (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth),
an owners corporation constituted under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015,
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,
an incorporated association,
an unincorporated body whose members are associated for a common purpose,
a company limited by guarantee (other than a company limited both by shares and by guarantee).
consumer claim—see section 79E.
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.
services—see section 79F.
supplier means a person who, in the course of carrying on (or purporting to carry on) a business, supplies goods or services.
supply—see section 79G.
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