Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Leahy Petroleum Pty Ltd (No 3) [2005] FCA 265

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Leahy Petroleum Pty Ltd (No 3) [2005] FCA 265 TRADE PRACTICES – price‑fixing – petroleum products – agreement restraining competition – admission of contravention – penalty – principles to be applied. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth): ss 45(2)(a)(ii), 45(2)(b)(ii), 45A(1), 76, 80 and 83 Minister for Industry, Tourism & Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd (2004) ATPR 41‑993, cited Trade Practices Commission v CSR Limited (1991) ATPR 41‑076, applied Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd (1996) ATPR 41‑515, applied Trade Practices Commission v CC (New South Wales) Pty Limited & Ors (1994) ATPR 41‑363, referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v George Weston Foods Ltd (2000) ATPR 41‑763, referred to NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285, referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v J McPhee & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 5) (1998) ATPR 41‑628, cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v ABB Transmission and Distribution Limited (2001) ATPR 41‑815, considered Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd (1997) 75 FCR 238, cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Ithaca Ice Works Pty Ltd (2002) ATPR 41‑851, cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Roche Vitamins Australia Pty Ltd (2001) ATPR 41‑809, referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Tyco Australia Pty Ltd (2000) ATPR 41‑760, referred to J McPhee & Son (Aust) Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2000) 172 ALR 532, cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v ABB Transmission and Distribution Ltd (No 2) (2002) 190 ALR 169, referred to Schneider Electric (Australia) Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2003) 127 FCR 170, cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v SIP Australia Pty Ltd (2003) ATPR 41‑937, followed Trade Practices Commission v TNT Australia Pty Ltd (1995) ATPR 41‑375, cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Ithaca Ice Works Pty Ltd (2000) ATPR 41‑777, cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Midland Brick Co Pty Ltd (2004) 207 ALR 392, referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Tubemakers of Australia Ltd (2000) ATPR 41‑745, referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v SIP Australia Pty Ltd (1999) ATPR 41‑702, referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Monza Imports Pty Ltd (2001) ATPR 41‑843, cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Apollo Optical (Aust) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1456, referred to ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1992) 38 FCR 248, followed Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Francis [2004] FCA 487, followed BMW Australia Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2004) 207 ALR 452, followed Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Dermalogica Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 152, followed AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v LEAHY PETROLEUM PTY LTD & ORS GOLDBERG J 17 MARCH 2005 MELBOURNE