Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Sontax Australia (1988) Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1202 Citation: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Sontax Australia (1988) Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1202
Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v SONTAX AUSTRALIA (1988) PTY LTD (ACN 009 180 278)
File number: VID 633 of 2011
Judge: GORDON J
Date of judgment: 21 October 2011
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – non-compliance with consumer product safety standard – declarations – injunction – probation order – compliance program – publication orders – pecuniary penalty
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No 2) 2010 (Cth) Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standards) Regulations 1979 (Cth)
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Anglo Estates Pty Ltd (2005) ATPR 42-044 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2007) ATPR 42-140 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Dataline.Net.Au Pty Ltd (2007) ATPR 42-138 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Dimmeys Stores Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 372 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Gourmet Goody's Family Restaurant Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1216 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v High Adventure Pty Ltd (2006) ATPR 42-091 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v LG Electronics Australia Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 1118 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Midland Brick Co Pty Ltd (2004) 207 ALR 329 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Real Estate Institute of Western Australia Inc (1999) 161 ALR 79 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 761 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Skins Compression Garments Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 710 Australian Competition and Consumer Commissioner v Smash Enterprises Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 375 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Target Australia Pty Ltd (2001) ATPR 41-840 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Virgin Mobile Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) (2003) Aust Contract R 90-164 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yellow Page Marketing BV (No 2) [2011] FCA 352 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Z-Tek Computer Pty Ltd (1997) 78 FCR 197 Forster v Jododex Australia Pty Ltd (1972) 127 CLR 421 Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Ltd v Switzerland Australia Health Fund Pty Ltd (1987) 78 ALR 483 Luxottica Retail Australia Pty Ltd v Specsavers Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 644 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Black & Decker (Australasia) Pty Ltd (1990) 18 IPR 270 Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd v Cassidy (2003) 135 FCR 1 Thomson Australian Holdings Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1981) 148 CLR 150 Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd v Australian Federation of Consumer Organics Inc (No 2) (1993) 41 FCR 89
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