Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In every contract for the supply of financial services by a person to a consumer in the course of a business, there is an implied warranty that:
(a) the services will be rendered with due care and skill; and
(b) any materials supplied in connection with those services will be reasonably fit for the purpose for which they are supplied.
(2) If:
(a) a person supplies financial services to a consumer in the course of a business; and
(b) the consumer, expressly or by implication, makes known to the person:
(i) any particular purpose for which the services are required; or
(ii) the result that he or she desires the services to achieve;
there is an implied warranty that:
(c) the services supplied under the contract for the supply of the services; and
(d) any materials supplied in connection with those services;
will be reasonably fit for that purpose or are of such a nature and quality that they might reasonably be expected to achieve that result, except if the circumstances show that the consumer does not rely, or that it is unreasonable for him or her to rely, on the person's skill or judgment.
(2A) If:
(a) there is a breach of an implied warranty that exists because of this section in a contract made after the commencement of this subsection; and
(b) the law of a State or Territory is the proper law of the contract;
the law of the State or Territory applies to limit or preclude liability for the breach, and recovery of that liability (if any), in the same way as it applies to limit or preclude liability, and recovery of a liability, for breach of another term of the contract.
(3) A reference in this section to financial services does not include a reference to services that are, or are to be, provided, granted or conferred under a contract of insurance.