Trade Practices Commission v. Olympic Productions & Publications Pty Ltd & Anor [1985] FCA 664

CATCHWORDS

Trade Practices - injunctions - undertakings offered - jurisdiction to accept undertakings - Trade Practices Act 1974.

Trade Practices Act 1974, s.80.

Thomson Australian Holdings Pty.Ltd.v. The Trade Practices Commission & Ors. (1981) 37 A.L.R. 66

TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION v. OLYMPIC PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS PTY.LTD. & ANOR.

QLD. G74 of 1985

Spender J. Brisbane

4 November, 1985

RECT "Sh 2 2 JAN 1986

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA )

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY ) QLD No.G74 of 1985 GENERAL DIVISION ) BETWEEN :

TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION

Applicant AND:

OLYMPIC PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS PTY.LTD.

First Respondent

AND:

PARAMOUNT PRODUCTIONS PTY.LTD.

Second Respondent

MINUTES OF ORDER

JUDGE MAKING ORDER: SPENDER J. DATE OF ORDER: 4 November 1985 WHERE MADE: BRISBANE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

On the undertakings offered by each of the First and Second Respondents, through its counsel, there be no order as to costs, including reserved costs.

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H Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA )

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY ) QLD No.G74 of 1985 GENERAL DIVISION )

BETWEEN : TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION

Applicant AND:

OLYMPIC PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS PTY.LTD.

First Respondent AND: PARAMOUNT PRODUCTIONS PTY.LTD.

Second Respondent

SPENDER J. 4 NOVEMBER, 1985

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

In these proceedings the applicant, the Trade Practices Commission, seeks injunctions against both Olympic Productions and Publications Pty.Ltd. and Paramount Productions Pty.Ltd. The injunctions seek to restrain the respondents by themselves, their servants or agents, from engaging 1n conduct that is misleading or deceptive, or is likely to mislead or deceive by selling,