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Statutory right of termination |
A statute can create a right to terminate a particular contract, or the statute may specify certain conditions which, if breached, create a right to terminate as if those conditions had been written into the contract. |
For example, the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) provides a number of consumer guarantees relating to contracts between a consumer and a supplier. Breach of those guarantees by the supplier entitles the consumer to a number of remedies, including termination of the contract. The most common guarantees are that the goods will: |
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The various state domestic building legislation have similar provisions; however, those provisions usually operate as implied terms in a contract. |
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