Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 653 Citation: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 653
Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v HEWLETT-PACKARD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 004 394 763)
File number: NSD 1588 of 2012
Judge: BUCHANAN J
Date of judgment: 5 July 2013
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – agreement on liability – misleading or deceptive conduct – agreed orders – injunctions – disclosure orders – adverse publicity orders – non-party consumer redress – Australian Consumer Law compliance program TRADE PRACTICES – hearing on penalty – whether pecuniary penalty appropriate – application of principles in NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v ACCC and Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
Cases cited: ASIC v Ingleby [2013] VSCA 49 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd (2004) ATPR 41-993
Date of hearing: 19 June 2013
Date of last submissions: 19 June 2013
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 15
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr M Wigney SC and Mr D Tynan
Solicitor for the Applicant: Australian Government Solicitor
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