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industry standards, statutory regulations and their implications for fitness for purpose

Industry standards, statutory regulations and their implications for 'fitness for purpose'



The standard of fitness for purpose may be measured against any relevant regulations or by-laws, and a failure to meet them will generally be regarded as a breach of such warranty.

Industry standards, such as Australian Standards, are not quite so determinative. A breach of an industry standard does not, in and of itself, constitute a breach of an implied fitness for purpose term. A court will look to the intended purpose of any obligations between the parties when determining the existence of an implied fitness for purpose warranty.


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