The Queensland Parliament has passed new legislation dubbed “lemon laws” making it easier for vehicle owners to make claims on faulty vehicles.
The law has raised the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s previous jurisdictional limit from $25,000 so that the Tribunal can now hear claims for up to $100,000 on new and used cars, motorbikes, motor homes and caravans.
The Amendment Bill also restores 30-day warranties for vehicles more than 10-years old or with more than 160 thousand kilometres of mileage, which RACQ Head of Technical and Safety Policy Steve Spalding says is ‘an important step in defending buyers’.