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How itchy underpants created Australia's consumer laws
How itchy underpants created Australia's consumer laws
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Dec 28, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
If a consumer is injured by a faulty product, they can sue the manufacturer. In Australia, The law of Negligence or Torts forms a fundamental building block of our legal system.
As reporter Carly Godden discovers, these laws owe much of their origins to a case from the 1930's involving a pair of woollen long johns.
As reporter Carly Godden discovers, these laws owe much of their origins to a case from the 1930's involving a pair of woollen long johns.
Released:
Dec 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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