PART 1Consumer contracts for goods, digital content and services

CHAPTER 2Goods

Other rules about goods contracts

I129Passing of risk

1

A sales contract is to be treated as including the following provisions as terms.

2

The goods remain at the trader's risk until they come into the physical possession of—

a

the consumer, or

b

a person identified by the consumer to take possession of the goods.

3

Subsection (2) does not apply if the goods are delivered to a carrier who—

a

is commissioned by the consumer to deliver the goods, and

b

is not a carrier the trader named as an option for the consumer.

4

In that case the goods are at the consumer's risk on and after delivery to the carrier.

5

Subsection (4) does not affect any liability of the carrier to the consumer in respect of the goods.

6

See section 2(5) and (6) for the application of this section where goods are sold at public auction.