On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:09:27 +1100 Sam Lawrance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 06/12/2007, at 10:38 AM, Alan L Tyree wrote: > > > On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 23:25:39 +0000 > > Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> This one time, at band camp, Robert Thorsby wrote: > >> > >>> Also, for one that doesn't have the miniPCI thingy blocked. :-( > >> > >> All this talk about opening the little yellow tab that says > >> "opening will void warranty" is bollocks though, right? I'm > >> pretty sure under consumer law that you can't put those kinds of > >> restrictions on a warranty. > > > > I think that's right. Section 71 of the Trade Practices Act provides > > statutory warranties with respect to quality and fitness for > > purpose. Section 68 says that these may not be excluded or > > modified. The supplier would have to show that "opening" on its own > > rendered the machine unfit. Doubtful. > > Does that mean you are unlikely to void any statutory warranty > granted to you, but may still void any extended warranty offered by > the manufacturer? I suppose it does, but in my experience the "extended warranties" really don't give you much more than the statutory ones. Sure, you might have to sue them to enforce it, but that is cheap in the NSW Consumer Tenancy and Trader Tribunal. In other words, the "extended warranty" might save you a little hassle (assuming that it is promptly honoured - not always the case in my experience), but it probably doesn't add anything else. Alan > > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
