... should be free from defect, except when openly sold as sub-standard products. As the compact disc was not sold as sub-standard, it is expected that it would be of satisfactory standard. An example where a product was not of satisfactory quality can be seen in Grant v Australian Knitting Mills Ltd (1936) here the claimant was sold undergarments contaminated with chemicals used in preparation of the material. This caused dermatological problems for the claimant and it was held that the goods were not of satisfactory quality. Were the compact disc to be considered not of satisfactory quality, this would clearly be a breach of contract. 'Fit for purpose'. This incorporates all of the common purposes of the product in question, not just the likely purposes (as was the case prior to the current Sale of Goods Act). A compact disc would be expected to be fit for the purpose of ...

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