Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Dermalogica Pty Ltd (ACN 067 065 105) [2005] FCA 152

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v

Dermalogica Pty Ltd (ACN 067 065 105)

[2005] FCA 152 TRADE PRACTICES – resale price maintenance – supply of beauty products – whether conduct involved the respondent 'making it known' that it would not supply products unless the second person agreed not to discount the product – admission of conduct falling within s 96(3)(b) and (f) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) – consideration of appropriate penalty to impose in the circumstances – application for injunction pursuant to s 80 of the Act – whether injunction appropriate remedy in the circumstances. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth): ss 48, 76(1), 80, 96(3)(a), (b) & (f)

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Mayo (1998) 85 FCR 327, followed The Heating Centre Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1986) 9 FCR 153, considered Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336, referred to Trade Practices Commission v Simpson Pope Ltd (1980) 30 ALR 544, referred to Schneider Electric (Australia) Pty Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (2003) 127 FCR 170, followed Trade Practices Commission v CSR Ltd (1991) ATPR 41‑076, applied Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd (1996) ATPR 41‑515, applied Trade Practices Commission v CC (New South Wales) Pty Ltd (1994) ATPR 41‑363, applied Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd (2004) ATPR 41-993, referred to McDonald v R (1994) 48 FCR 555, referred to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v SIP Australia Pty Limited (2003) ATPR 41-937, referred to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd (1997) 145 ALR 36, referred to Trade Practices Commission v Stihl Chain Saws (Aust) Pty Ltd (1978) ATPR 40‑091, referred to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v George Weston Foods Ltd (2000) ATPR 41-763, referred to NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285, referred to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v ABB Transmission & Distribution Limited (2001) ATPR 41-815, considered Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v ABB Power Transmission Pty Ltd (2004) ATPR 42-011, referred to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v J McPhee & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd (1998) ATPR 41‑628, referred to Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (2003) 131 FCR 529, referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Tyco Australia Pty Ltd (2000) ATPR 41‑760, referred to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v SIP Australia Pty Limited (1999) ATPR 41‑702, referred to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v George Weston Foods Ltd (2004) 210 ALR 486, referred to ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1992) 38 FCR 248, considered Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Francis [2004] FCA 487, considered BMW Australia Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (2004) 207 ALR 452, considered Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Oceana Commercial Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 174, referred to