Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 761 Citation: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 761
Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD
File number: NSD 1157 of 2010
Judge: PERRAM J
Date of judgment: 7 July 2011
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – Misleading and deceptive conduct – remedies – pecuniary penalty – principles relevant to imposition of a penalty – Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 76E PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Suppression order – application under Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 50 – principles relevant to making a suppression order – prejudice to the administration of justice – circumstances where s 50 order will be made
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s4AA Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 50 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 55A, 76, 76E, 87B Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No.1) 2010 (Cth)
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Commission v Parish (1980) 43 FLR 129 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Boost Tel Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 701 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cement Australia (No.2) [2010] FCA 1082 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Global One Mobile Entertainment Ltd [2011] FCA 393 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Gourmet Goody's Family Restaurant Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1216 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Liquorland (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] ATPR 42-070 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v MSY Technology Pty Ltd (No.2) [2011] FCA 382 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Roche Vitamins Australia Pty Ltd [2001] ATPR 41-809 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 87 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1177 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (No.2) [2010] FCA 1200 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (No.3) (2010) 276 ALR 102 cited Betfair v Racing New South Wales (No.5) [2009] FCA 1011 cited Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2009) 177 FCR 205 cited Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651 cited Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 cited NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 cited Qantas Airways Limited v Rolls-Royce PLC [2010] FCA 1481 cited Scott v Scott [1913] AC 417 cited Telstra Corporation Limited v Cable and Wireless Optus Ltd [2001] FCA 1238 cited Telstra Corporation Limited v Optus Communications Pty Ltd (1996) 36 IPR 515 cited Trade Practices Commission v CSR Ltd [1991] ATPR 41-076 cited Trade Practices Commission v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd (1991) 105 ALR 115 cited Trade Practices Commission v Optus Communications Pty Ltd (1996) 64 FCR 326 cited Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 cited Yara Australia Pty Ltd v Burrup Holdings Limited (No.2) [2010] FCA 1304 cited
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