Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Amcor Printing Papers Group Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 17

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Amcor Printing Papers Group Ltd [2000] FCA 17 TRADE PRACTICES – claim that respondents made and gave effect to an arrangement containing an exclusionary provision – Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 4D, 45(2) – sufficiency of evidence PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – submission of no case to answer – whether moving party must elect to call no evidence – function of judge in ruling on no case submission – whether no case submission should be upheld Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 4D, 45(2), 76, 80 Federal Court Rules, O 32, r 4(1); O 35, r 1 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 79 Supreme Court Rules (NSW), Pt 34, r 8 Rasomen Pty Ltd v Shell Company of Australia Ltd (1997) 75 FCR 216, followed Protean (Holdings) Ltd (recs and mgrs appointed) v American Home Assurance Co [1985] VR 187, followed Rasomen Pty Ltd v Shell Company of Australia Ltd (1996) 71 FCR 540, cited Compaq Computer Australia Pty Ltd v Merry (1998) 157 ALR 1, cited Trade Practices Commission v George Western Foods Ltd (No 2) (1980) 43 FLR 55, followed Residues Treatment & Trading Co Ltd v Southern Resources Ltd (1989) 52 SASR 54, cited Popovic v Tanasijevic (No 3) [1999] SASC 339, cited The Union Bank of Australia Ltd v Puddy [1949] VLR 242, referred to Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Ltd [1978] ATPR 40-097, cited ASX Operations Pty Ltd v Pont Data Australia Pty Ltd (No 1) (1990) 27 FCR 460, cited Top Performance Motors Pty Ltd v Ira Berk (Queensland) Pty Ltd (1975) 24 FLR 286, cited Trade Practices Commission v Email Ltd (1980) 43 FLR 383, cited Trade Practices Commission v Service Station Association Ltd (1993) 44 FCR 206, cited Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336, followed Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 2) (1979) 40 FLR 83, cited Peter Williamson Pty Ltd v Capitol Motors Ltd (1982) 61 FLR 257, cited Bradshaw v McEwans Pty Ltd (unreported, High Court, 27 April 1951), followed Luxton v Vines (1952) 85 CLR 352, cited Nominal Defendant v Owens (1978) 22 ALR 128, cited Transport Industries Insurance Co Ltd v Longmuir [1997] 1 VR 125, cited