Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Levi (No 3) [2008] FCA 1586

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Levi (No 3) [2008] FCA 1586

CONTEMPT – breach of Court orders restraining respondent from offering businesses for sale without first satisfying certain conditions – belated guilty plea – substantial criminal record – previous imprisonment for offences of similar nature to that constituting the contempt - principles relevant to imposing penalty – appropriate penalty where respondent bankrupt – whether sentence of imprisonment appropriate – whether sentence should be suspended – no prior contempt – held repeated and flagrant breach of Court orders – substantial damage to the public – limited, if any, remorse

Held: Ten months' imprisonment ordered with six months suspended subject to compliance for five years with conditions.

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 31(1) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 24 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 51AD, 52

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