A local school has a surplus of calculators that they purchased a year ago from Gold CoastStationery Supplies Pty Ltd. As Gold Coast Stationery Supplies Pty Ltd is unable to accept the returnof their products unless they are faulty, they agree to purchase the calculators back from theschool at a heavily discounted price. The calculators have been used for only a few days and havespent most of the last year sitting in a cupboard at the school. The calculators are fully functionalalthough some are heavily scratched. Gold Coast Stationery Supplies Pty Ltd placed a half-pageadvertisement in the Gold Coast Bulletin advertising these calculators as new. They offer thecalculators to the public at a 50 percent discount. They also state in the advertisement that 'youwill know by purchasing these calculators that you will be supporting Australian businessesbecause they are made in Australia and consist of Australian components. These products are fullyendorsed by the Queensland Education Department. The calculator cases are made in Australiaand the components are assembled in Australia however, the internal parts along with the screensare manufactured in Thailand. Furthermore, the Queensland Education Department has a policyof not endorsing any product.


Advise Gold Coast Stationery Supplies Pty Ltd as to their liability for breach of the Australian
Consumer Law 2010 (Cth)