Federal Court of Australia
bd
JUDGMENT No. === -
CATCHWORODS
TRADE PRACTICES - penalty - supply of product in contravention of consumer product safety standard - BMX type bicycles - failure to supply assembly manuals - numerous defects - including brakes and chain - relevant factors in fixing penalty in consumer product
safety cases.
Trade Practices Act 1974 s.63AA(1) Consumer Affairs Act 1971 (WA)
Hamlyn v Norman Ross Stores Pty Ltd [1985] ATPR 40-414
GREGG BUTTON V SUREGOLD PTY LTD
No. WAG 53 of 1987
GREGG BUTTON v STEPHEN PANAGOPOULOS No. WAG 54 of 1987
GREGG BUTTON V JOHN BOWDEN BUZZA No. WAG 55 of 1587
FRENCH J. PERTH 17 JUNE 1988
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION
BETWEEN:
BETWEEN:
BETWEEN:
JUDGE MAKING ORDER: DATE OF ORDER:
WHERE MADE:
FRENCH J.
PERTH
No. WAG 53 of 1987
GREGG BUTTON Prosecutor
and
SUREGOLD PTY LTD Defendant
No. WAG 54 of 1987
GREGG BUTTON Prosecutor
and
STEPHEN PANAGOPOULOS Defendant
No. WAG 55 of 1987
GREGG BUTTON Prosecutor
and JOHN BOWDEN BUZZA
Defendant
MINUTE OF ORDER
17 JUNE 1988
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1.
Suregold Pty Ltd is fined the sum of $5,000 on the first count and $3,000 on the second to be paid to the Registrar within 28 days.
Stephen Panagopoulos is fined $2,000 on the first count and $1,000 on the second count to be paid to the Registrar within 28 days.
John Bowden Buzza is fined the sum of $2,500 on the first count and $1,500 on the second count to be paid to the Registrar within 28 days.
The defendants are to pay the costs of the prosecution
to be taxed as one set.
Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in
Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT ) OF AUSTRALIA ) WESTERN AUSTRALIA ) DISTRICT REGISTRY ) GENERAL DIVISION )
No. WAG 53 of 1987
BETWEEN: GREGG BUTTON Prosecutor
and
SUREGOLD PTY LTD Defendant
NO. WAG 54 of 1987
BETWEEN: GREGG BUTTON Prosecutor and STEPHEN PANAGOPOULOS Defendant No. WAG 55 of 1987 BETWEEN: GREGG BUTTON Prosecutor and JOHN BOWDEN BUZZA Defendant
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