Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Clean Energy Regulator v MT Solar Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 205 Citation: Clean Energy Regulator v MT Solar Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 205
Parties: CLEAN ENERGY REGULATOR v MT SOLAR PTY LTD (ACN 143 322 089), GREEN MASTER BUILDING SOLUTIONS PTY LTD (ACN 146 546 349), BO LIU, YONGXIN ZHU and BARRY ELI KIBBLEWHITE
File number: ACD 29 of 2012
Judge: FOSTER J
Date of judgment: 8 March 2013
Catchwords: ENERGY AND RESOURCES – consideration of appropriate civil pecuniary penalties to be imposed upon corporations and individuals for contraventions of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cth) being the provision of false information to issuers of renewable energy certificates under that Act – consideration of other appropriate relief
Legislation: Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011, ss 11, 12, 16 Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cth), ss 3, 24B, 154A, 154B, 154L, 154M, 154N, 154P, 154S, Pt 2, Div 4, subdiv BA Federal Court Rules 2011, r 30.21(1)(b)(i)
Cases cited: Attorney-General (SA) v Tichy (1982) 30 SASR 84 cited Australian Communications and Media Authority v Bytecard Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 38 followed Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith (2008) 165 FCR 560 applied Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Cahill (2010) 194 IR 461 cited Johnson v The Queen (2004) 205 ALR 346 cited Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 3 applied Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 cited Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd [2004] ATPR 41-993 cited Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities v Woodley [2012] FCA 957 followed Mornington Inn Pty Ltd v Jordan (2008) 168 FCR 383 applied NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 applied Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610 cited Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing v Export Corp (Australia) Pty Ltd (2012) 288 ALR 702 cited Trade Practices Commission v CSR Limited (1991) ATPR 41-076 applied
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