Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
TPG Internet Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 190 Citation: TPG Internet Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 190
Appeal from: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1254 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 629
Parties: TPG INTERNET PTY LTD (ACN 068 383 737) v AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION
File number: VID 455 of 2012
Judges: JACOBSON, bennett & gilmour JJ
Date of judgment: 20 December 2012
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – misleading or deceptive advertisements – whether primary judge erred in finding advertisements were misleading or deceptive – application of relevant legal principles to facts TRADE PRACTICES – imposition of penalty discretionary – whether penalty imposed shows appellable error
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), ss 1, 18, 29, 76, 224, 246, 247, Sch 2 Australian Consumer Law Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 52, 53, 53C, 76, 76E, 86C, 86D, 87B Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No 1) 2010 (Cth) Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No 2) 2010 (Cth)
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 929 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Leahy Petroleum Pty Ltd (No 2) (2005) 215 ALR 281 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Liquorland (Australia) Pty Ltd (2005) 27 ATPR 42-070 ACCC v Rural Press Ltd (2001) 23 ATPR 41-833 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Limited [2010] FCA 1177 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 761 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Limited [2010] FCA 1478 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Limited [2011] FCA 1254 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd (2001) 117 FCR 424 Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 238 CLR 304 Campomar Sociedad Limitada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 J McPhee & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2000) 172 ALR 532 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd v Cassidy (2003) 205 ALR 402 National Exchange Pty Ltd v Australian Securities & Investments Commission (2004) 49 ACSR 369 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Limited v Puxu Pty Limited (1982) 149 CLR 191 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2012) 287 ALR 249 Sociedad Limitada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45 Taco Co of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177 Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd v Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc (1992) 38 FCR 1 Trade Practices Commission v CSR Limited (1991) 13 ATPR 41-076 Trade Practices Commission v Stihl Chain Saws (Aust) Pty Ltd (1978) 2 ATPR 40-091 Trade Practices Commission v TNT Australia Pty Limited (1995) 17 ATPR 41-375 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584
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