Australia, March 20 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement Feb. 20:
1. On 17 February 2024 the Appellant purchased a second-hand motor vehicle from the Respondent for $3,699 and, in addition, agreed to trade in his existing vehicle for the sum of $300. The vehicle purchased by the Appellant was manufactured in 2004 and by the time of the sale (17 February 2024) the odometer disclosed that the vehicle had travelled 223,815 km.
2. On 29 May 2024 the Appellant lodged a motor vehicle consumer claim application with the Tribunal seeking orders under part 6A of the Fair-Trading Act 1987 (NSW) (the FT Act) or the Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 (NSW) (the MDR Act). In the application, the Appell...