Australia, May 25 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 24:
1. The appellant is a car mechanic. This appeal concerns work he contracted to do during the period from December 2020 to February 2021 to rebuild the engine in the respondent's 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX.
2. The appellant appeals from an order made by the Consumer and Commercial Division of the Tribunal on 13 November 2024 requiring the appellant to pay the respondent damages in the sum of $21,804.20. The damages were awarded in relation to the Tribunal's finding that the work carried out by the appellant did not comply with the guarantee of due, care and skill contained in s 60 of the Australian Consumer Law (NSW) (ACL). The ...