Federal Court of Australia
' a& "
JUDGMENT No. 533/21
TRADE PRACTICES - misleading and deceptive conduct - proposed
telecast of disputed consumer's complaint about hair replacement
services - prescribed information provider - scope of statutory immunity - construction and object of s.65A Trade Practices Act 1974 - extended operation of Act. s.6(3) - consumer as principal
contravenor - application of s.65A to consumer's conduct - whether conduct in trade or commerce - television licensee as accessory - requirement for intention - knowledge of falsity - reckless disregard - knowledge of dispute insufficient - application of S.65A to accessorial liability - balance of convenience - private
loss - public interest - opportunity to respond - freedom of
speech and press.
- 'e\ -CQCT 1937 | REDETAL Coury OF '}
®USTRALIA
PRINCIPA fan REGISTRY rae)
Trade Practices Act 1974 s. 6(3), 52, 65A, 80(1), 80(2
Co-Operative Bulk Handling Ltd v Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia (1983) 51 ALR 79 ! Barneys Blu-crete Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union (1979) 43 ' FLR 463
OD Transport v Western Australian Government Railways Commission (1986) 71 ALR 190
Bullock v Federated Furnishing Trades Society of Australasia
(1985) 5 FCR 464 R v Brislan; Ex parte Williams (1935) 54 CLR 262
Jones v The Commonwealth (No. 2) 112 CLR 206
Universal Telecasters (Queensland) Ltd v Guthrie (1978) 32 FLR 360
Universal Telecasters (Queensland) Ltd Vv Ainsworth Consolidated Industries [1983] ATPR 40-384
Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1984) 55 ALR 25
Australian Ocean Line Pty Ltd v West Australian Newspapers Ltd (1985) 58 ALR 549
Horwitz Grahame Books Pty Ltd v Performance Publications Pty Ltd (1987) ATPR 40-764
Handley v Snoid (1981) ATPR 40-219
ok
2.
Barton v Croner Trading Pty Ltd (1984) 3 FCR 95
W. and A. lticArthur Ltd v State of Queensland (1920) 28 CLR 530 R v Gates; Ex parte Maling (1928) 41 CLR 519
We try to embed the page this law was scraped from. If the site blocks framing, you still get the link and a local excerpt.
Last checked with source on —
Checking whether the official page can be embedded…
Plain-English simplify of this law: a short summary, key points, and both sides of the argument. Generated on first view via Replicate, then cached. Vote on what helps your study.
No study brief is cached for this law yet. Sign up to generate a plain-English brief.
Sign up to generate