Understanding the Unfair Contract Terms Law Change (November 2023) 

From 9th November 2023, changes to the Australian Consumer Law will come into effect, imposing penalties for unfair contract terms (UCT) and expanding the scope of small businesses protected by the UCT regime.
While the test for whether a contract term is unfair has not changed, the expanded small business definition may have some bearing on Standard Trading Conditions under which transport operators carry other people’s property, as well as any contracts our transport clients may enter into with a principal.