Section 58 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Guarantee as to repairs and spare parts

(1) If: (a) a person supplies, in trade or commerce, goods to a consumer; and (b) the supply does not occur by way of sale by auction; there is a guarantee that the manufacturer of the goods will take reasonable action to ensure that facilities for the repair of the goods, and parts for the goods, are reasonably available for a reasonable period after the goods are supplied. (2) This section does not apply if the manufacturer took reasonable action to ensure that the consumer would be given written notice, at or before the time when the consumer agrees to the supply of the goods, that: (a) facilities for the repair of the goods would not be available or would not be available after a specified period; or (b) parts for the goods would not be available or would not be available after a specified period.