Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Turi Foods Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 19

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Turi Foods Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 19 Citation: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Turi Foods Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 19

Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v TURI FOODS PTY LTD (ACN 057 142 971), BAIADA POULTRY PTY LTD (ACN 002 925 948), BARTTER ENTERPRISES PTY LIMITED (ACN 000 451 374) and AUSTRALIAN CHICKEN MEAT FEDERATION INC (ABN 24 077 883 026)

File number: VID 974 of 2011

Judge: TRACEY J

Date of judgment: 23 January 2012

Catchwords: CONSUMER PROTECTION – contraventions of consumer protection legislation admitted – orders sought by consent - declaratory orders – injunctions – pecuniary penalties – publication orders – whether declaratory relief available under the circumstances – proper contradictor exists where contradictor consents to orders – orders made in terms sought

Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Div 1, Part 3 – 1; Sch 2, ss 18, 29, 33, 224, 232, 246 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 191 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 21 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Div 1, Part 2 – 1; ss 52, 53, 55, 76E, 86 Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No 2) 2010 Sch 7, item 6

Cases cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Auspine Limited (2006) 235 ALR 95 compared Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Midland Brick Company Pty Ltd (2004) 207 ALR 329 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v MSY Technology Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 382 discussed, not followed Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Sampson [2011] FCA 1165 discussed Forster v Jododex Australia Pty Ltd (1972) 127 CLR 421 considered Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Limited v Cassidy (2003) 135 FCR 1 discussed NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 discussed, applied Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 cited Rural Press Limited v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2003) 216 CLR 53 cited Russian Commercial and Industrial Bank v British Bank for Foreign Trade Limited [1921] 2 AC 438 cited Stuart v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2010) 185 FCR 308 compared Trade Practices Commission v CSR Limited (1991) ATPR 41-076 cited, applied White v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2010) 198 IR 470 cited