Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1254 Citation: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1254
Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v TPG INTERNET PTY LTD
File number: VID 1099 of 2010
Judge: MURPHY J
Date of judgment: 4 November 2011
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – misleading or deceptive conduct – whether advertisements are misleading or deceptive –knowledge imputed to the target audience – effect of false dominant message – whether qualifying information is sufficiently clear and prominent – false or misleading representations as to price of services or the existence of a condition – whether single price of service sufficiently prominent
Legislation: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 52, 53(e), 53(g), 53C Trade Practices Amendment (Clarity in Pricing) Act 2008 (Cth) Australian Consumer Law Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No 2) 2010 s 18 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
Cases cited: ACCC v Boost Tel Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 701 ACCC v Dell Computers Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 847 ACCC v Dell Computers Pty Ltd (2002) 126 FCR 170 ACCC v Dukemaster Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 682 ACCC v Global One Mobile Entertainment Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 393 ACCC v Signature Security Group [2003] FCA 3 ACCC v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1177 ACCC v Telstra (2004) 208 ALR 459 ACCC v Yellow Page Marketing BV (No 2) [2011] FCA 352 Campomar Sociedad Limidada v Nike International Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 45 Colgate Palmolive v SmithKline Beecham (1997) 39 IPR 147 Knight v Beyond Properties Pty Ltd (2007) 242 ALR 586; [2007] FCAFC 170 Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd v Cassidy (2003) 135 FCR 1; [2003] FCAFC 289 National Exchange Pty Ltd v ASIC [2004] FCAFC 90 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Telstra [2004] FCA 859 St Lukes Health Insurance v Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd (1995) 17 ATPR 41-428 Taco Co of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177 Telstra Corp Ltd v Cable and Wireless Optus Ltd [2001] FCA 1478 Telstra Corporation v Optus Communications Pty Ltd (1996) 36 IPR 515 Tobacco Institute of Australia v Australasian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc (1992) 38 FCR 1 Trade Practices Commission v Optus Communications Pty Ltd (1996) 64 FCR 326
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