Jack Sprat won $5,000 on the lottery - Corporation Law Assignment

Internal Code: MAS4053

Corporation Law Assignment:

Jack Sprat is a 43-year-old resident of Brisbane. When Jack Spratt won $5,000 in the lottery, he decided it was time to go on a holiday to Los Angeles. Jack booked both his flights and accommodation as a package using the online booking service of AusFly Airlines. After reviewing flight options, Jack worked out that he would need to fly from Brisbane to Sydney, and then get a connecting flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. At the booking webpage, Jack noticed there were only 5 seats left on the cheapest flights, so he quickly selected his preferred dates, travel times and accommodation. Jack then progressed through the rest of the online booking process. At payment area of the online booking process, and before payment could be made, Jack was required to click a button that stated he agreed to the airline’s Conditions of Carriage. There was also a hyperlink which, when Jack clicked on it, opened a separate browser window containing lengthy document titled “Conditions of Carriage”. Jack started to read through this document but noticed that a timer had started on his flight selection – meaning that if Jack did not confirm his payment within 10 minutes, he would have to start the booking process again. Jack was concerned that he would miss out on the cheaper flights, and so he selected the button that indicated he agreed to the Conditions of Carriage, even though he had not finished reading the document. He then paid an amount of $7,000, is the total cost of the trip.