Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Foroughi v Star City Pty Limited [2007] FCA 1503
TRADE PRACTICES – misleading or deceptive conduct – no representation that casino would remove patron – reasonable grounds for representations – systems in pace to detect patrons subject to voluntary exclusion order – no reliance – no unconscionable conduct – no satisfactory proof of losses NEGLIGENCE – no duty of care to prevent self-inflicted economic loss from gambling BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY – no private right of action for patron against casino for failure to detect gambler on premises in breach of a voluntary exclusion order
Trade Practices Act (1974) (Cth) ss 51A, 51AA, 51AB, 52 and 82 Casino Control Act 1992 (NSW) ss 4A(1)(c), 79, 80, 82, 85, 114, 115
Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 applied American Express International v Famularo (unreported, District Court of NSW, Norton DCJ, 19 February 2001) distinguished Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio and Anor (1983) 151 CLR 447 distinguished Concrete Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited v Nelson (1990) 169 CLR 594 discussed Ellis v Wallsend District Hospital (1989) 17 NSWLR 553 applied Perre v Apand Pty Limited (1999) 198 CLR 180 applied Preston v Star City Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 1273 applied Preston v Star City Pty Limited (No 3) [2005] NSWSC 1223 distinguished Reynolds v Katoomba RSL All Services Club Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 43 applied Rixon v Star City Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 265 discussed
Hon. Sir Lawrence Street AC KCMG, "Inquiry into the Establishment and Operation of Legal Casinos in New South Wales" (27 November 1991) BEHROUZ FOROUGHI v STAR CITY PTY LIMITED NSD 2137 OF 2005
JACOBSON J
27 September 2007
SYDNEY IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 2137of 2005
BETWEEN: BEHROUZ FOROUGHI
Applicant
AND: STAR CITY PTY LIMITED
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