Yes
@VS 5.0, on page 31 of the
Victorian guide to ACL I found on the WWW states “manufacturers or importers guarantee they will take reasonable steps to provide spare parts and repair facilities for a reasonable time after purchase”
As a side comment, I believe the was some other law (or interpretation) that required parts be provided for 10 years post sales for the product ended (but can’t remember what law it was)... and that was in the days of 3 year manufacturers warranties...
In the context of VF’s, the last units sold were in 2018/2019 or maybe 2020 timeframe and all with a 7 year manufacturers warranty. So any
reasonable consumer would expect parts to be available for a reasonable time after warranty has expired which should take parts availability to some years after 2025/2026/2027
Yes it’s a higher standard than ACL but what idiot consumer would buy a car where parts supply stopped at end of warranty
Sadly, as you say, the ACL is suitably vague in regards to spare parts provision that it just adds to the stress of getting parts and thus is of little help
BUT if a vehicle can’t be repaired in a “reasonable time frame” within the fuzzy spare parts provision window, then the repair becomes a major fault under ACL (page 16)
So, if Holden’s parts supply are months away and your car will thus be off the road until it’s repaired... this issue can become a major fault under ACL. In that case ask for a full purchase price refund under an ACL major fault condition
This may be enough to get Holden off it’s butt so they send the part via airmail at their costs, instead of waiting for a container to fill up for the slow sail to Terra Australis while you’re stuck at home without a drivable car
PS:
IANAL and TINLA