Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chaste Corporation Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] FCA 984 Citation: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chaste Corporation Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] FCA 984
Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v CHASTE CORPORATION PTY LTD (DEREGISTERED) ACN 089 837 239, BRADDON RALPH WEBB, ORLAWOOD PTY LTD ACN 059 294 334, PETER CLARENCE FOSTER, SEAN PETRIE ALLEN COUSINS, CONSTANTINE XENOUDAKIS, KEVIN ANTHONY MCMULLAN, ALAN KENNETH COOPER and STEPHEN D'ALTON
File number: QUD 252 of 2001
Judge: LOGAN J
Date of judgment: 27 September 2013
Catchwords: CONTEMPT OF COURT – alleged failure of fourth respondent to comply with order of the Federal Court of Australia – two charges of contempt of Court – consideration of requisite elements and whether proven beyond reasonable doubt – whether alleged contemptor was knowingly concerned in breach of orders Held: both charges of contempt of Court proved beyond reasonable doubt, notwithstanding that certain particulars of charge 2 not so proved
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 55, 79,101A, 102, 103, 104, 135, 137, 164, 165, 192 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 79 Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 (Qld) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)
Cases cited: Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union v Mudginberri Station Pty Ltd (1986) 161 CLR 98 cited Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chaste Corporation [2005] FCA 1212 related Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Reid (No 1) [2006] FCA 699 followed Azzopardi v The Queen (2001) 205 CLR 50 followed Bulejcik v The Queen (1996) 185 CLR 375 applied Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 considered Jacara Pty Ltd v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd (2000) 106 FCR 51 considered Neville v The Queen (2004) 145 A Crim R 108 applied Pitkin v R (1995) 130 ALR 35 considered R v El-Azzi [2004] NSWCCA 455 considered R v Foster [2009] 1 Qd R 53 considered R v Flynn [2008] EWCA Crim 970 considered R v RPS, unreported, NSWCCA 13 August 1997 considered Smith v R (2001) 206 CLR 650 considered RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620 cited Witham v Holloway (1995) 183 CLR 525 followed Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661 followed
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