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'''Frustration of purpose''', in contract law, is a defense to enforcement of a [[contract]]. Frustration of purpose occurs when an unforeseen event undermines a party's principal purpose for entering into a contract such that the performance of the contract is radically different from performance of the contract that was originally contemplated by both parties, and both parties knew of the principal purpose at the time the contract was made.<ref name="1982 HCA 24">{{cite AustLII|HCA|24|1992|litigants=[[Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW]] |parallelcite=(1982) 149 [[Commonwealth Law Reports|CLR]] 337 |date=11 May 1982 |courtname=auto}}.austlii</ref> Β | '''Frustration of purpose''', in contract law, is a defense to enforcement of a [[contract]]. Frustration of purpose occurs when an unforeseen event undermines a party's principal purpose for entering into a contract such that the performance of the contract is radically different from performance of the contract that was originally contemplated by both parties, and both parties knew of the principal purpose at the time the contract was made.<ref name="1982 HCA 24">{{cite AustLII|HCA|24|1992|litigants=[[Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW]] |parallelcite=(1982) 149 [[Commonwealth Law Reports|CLR]] 337 |date=11 May 1982 |courtname=auto}}.austlii</ref> Β | ||