Federal Court of Australia
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CATCHWORDS
Trade Practices - restrictive trade practices - arrangement or understanding restricting dealings or affecting competition - attempt to control and to induce others to control discounts on steel products - nature of arrangement or understanding capacity in which servants of corporations acted features of an attempt - relevance of intention -
corporate liability under Trade Practices Act 197
Trade Practices Act 1974, ss.45(2) (a), 76(1) (b), 84(1) and (2).
4,
76 (1) (a),
TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION v. TUBEMAKERS OF AUSTRALIA
LIMITED, STEEL SUPPLIES (AUST) PTY LIMITED, BARRY NEIL BINT
No. WA G39 of 1982
Toohey J. Perth
20 May 1983
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION
No. WA G39 of 1982
BETWEEN:
TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION
Applicant
and
TUBEMAKERS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED
First Respondent and
STEEL SUPPLIES (AUST) PTY LIMITED
Second Respondent
and
BARRY NEIL BINT
Third Respondent
Oo R OD _ E R JUDGE MAKING ORDER H Toohey J. DATE OF ORDER : 20 May 1983 WHERE MADE : Perth THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The first respondent attempted to contravene
s.45(2) (a) of the Trade Practices Act 1974,
attempted to induce the second respondent to
contravene 5s.
45(2) (a) of the Act and attempted
to anduce other steel mercnants to contravene
u
s.45(2) (a) of the Act in the manner and
on the occasions alleged in the statement
of claim. .
The second respondent attempted to contravene s.45(2) (a) of the Act and attempted to induce other steel merchants to contravene s.45(2) (a) of the Act in the manner and on the occasions alleged in the statement of claim.
The third respondent attempted to induce the second respondent to contravene s.45(2) (a)
of the Act in the manner and on the occasions alleged in the statement of claim.
The question of the penalties to be paid by the respondents to the Commonwealth and the
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