Rental cars - An industry guide to the ACL

This publication is for: 
Licence holdersMotor industry

This guide provides information on the ACL for car rental businesses.

It covers key aspects of the law such as contract terms, deposits and refunds, focusing on issues where: 

  • industry bodies have requested more detailed guidance for business
  • consumers frequently report problems to national, state and territory consumer protection agencies.

What is not in this guide 

This guide gives general information and examples – not legal advice or a definitive list of situations where the ACL applies. You should not rely on this guide for complete information on all your obligations under the ACL. 

This guide supplements the ACL guides for business and legal practitioners:

This guide gives general information and examples – not legal advice or a definitive list of situations where the ACL applies. You should not rely on this guide for complete information on all your obligations under the ACL. 

Go to the Australian Consumer Law website consumerlaw.gov.au

 
 
 
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Last updated 09 Jan 2017

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