Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v ABB Power Transmission Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 626

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v ABB Power Transmission Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 626

PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - privilege - without prejudice privilege - legal professional privilege - public interest privilege - where cooperation between Australian Competition & Consumer Commission and certain respondents during investigation - where proceedings continued against other respondents - where statements of agreed facts filed in proceedings - extent of privilege

Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 155, Pt IV

ACCC v ABB Transmission and Distribution Ltd (2001) ATPR 41-815 cited ACCC v ABB Transmission and Distribution Ltd (2001) ATPR 41-839 cited ACCC v ABB Transmission & Distribution Ltd (No 2 - Power Transformers) (2002) ATPR 41-871 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v ABB Transmission and Distribution Ltd (No 2) (2001) 190 ALR 169 cited Rush & Tompkins Ltd v Greater London Council [1989] 1 AC 1280 cited AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v ALSTOM AUSTRALIA LTD (ACN 000 215 092), WILSON TRANSFORMER COMPANY PTY LTD (ACN 004 216 979), DAVID TOOGOOD, CHRIS TAPE, PAUL GRABHAM, R G ELLIOTT, COLIN JAMES, ROBERT WILSON, DAVID PECK, DOUGLAS PITT AND ABB POWER TRANSMISSION PTY LTD (IN LIQ) (ACN 000 102 616) V533 OF 1999 AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v ABB TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LTD (ACN 000 169 568), ABB POWER TRANSMISSION PTY LTD (IN LIQ) (ACN 000 102 616), WILSON TRANSFORMER COMPANY PTY LTD (ACN 004 216 979), SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 004 969 304), A W TYREE TRANSFORMERS PTY LTD (ACN 002 584 278), ALSTOM AUSTRALIA LTD (ACN 000 215 092), DOUGLAS PITT, GRAHAM JONES, RUSSELL ELLEN, ROBERT WILSON, RUSSELL STOCKER, ASHLEY SMOUT, WENDY MINNE, RAYMOND BOYCE, PAUL GRABHAM AND COLIN JAMES V868 OF 2000