Sound Plus Ltd v Commerce Commission - [1991] 3 NZLR 329

Commercial law — Trade practices — Misleading conduct — Newspaper advertisement suggesting goods being sold "duty-free" when not subject to duty at all — Whether liable to mislead the public — Price a characteristic of goods — Fair Trading Act 1986, ss 10 and 13(g).

Commercial law — Trade practices — False representation concerning the existence, exclusion or effect of a warranty — Manufacturer's warranty on goods more generous than that stipulated by retailer in sale to the public — Whether manufacturer's warranty was a "relevant" warranty — Fair Trading Act 1986, s 13(i).

Statutes — Interpretation — Fair Trading Act 1986 - Scheme of Act — Meaning of terms "liable", "misleading", "false" - Duplicate informations for essentially same conduct — Fair Trading Act 1986, ss 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.