Consumer protections were previously in the Sale of Goods Act 1908.
One of the CGA's biggest changes was that it extended protection to consumers for the supply of services.
[1] The CGA gives guarantees to free title, quality, fitness for purpose and price of consumer goods.
If a good is faulty, the Act gives the retailer a reasonable time to either fix or replace the goods, otherwise the consumer has the right to reject the goods, cancel the contract, and obtain a full refund from the retailer.
The CGA gives guarantees of reasonable care and skill, of fitness for purpose, of completion, and of price for consumer services supplied.