Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v AGL Sales Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1030 Citation: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v AGL Sales Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1030
Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v AGL SALES PTY LTD (ACN 090 538 337), CPM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 063 244 824) and AGL SOUTH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 091 105 092)
File number(s): VID 267 of 2012
Judge(s): MIDDLETON J
Date of judgment: 11 October 2013
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – Penalty hearing – admitted contraventions – whether orders sought by consent appropriate in the circumstances – pecuniary penalties – compliance program – publication order – declaratory relief – ss 18, 29, 74, 75 of the Australian Consumer Law, Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) EVIDENCE – Use of photographs
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Petroleum Retail Marketing Sites Act 1980 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
Cases cited: ACCC v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Limited (1997) 145 ALR 36 ACCC v Baxter [2010] FCA 929 ACCC v Neighbourhood Energy & Anor [2012] FCA 1357 ACCC v Rural Press (2001) ATPR 41-833 ACCC v Telstra Corporation Ltd (2010) 188 FCR 238 Angel v Hawkesbury City Council (2008) NSWCA 130 ASIC v Ingleby [2013] VSCA 49 Blacktown City Council v Hocking (2008) NSWCA 144 C van der Lely NV v Bamfords Ltd (1963) RPC 61 J McPhee & Son (Aust) Pty Ltd v ACCC (2000) 172 ALR 532 Lambert v Roberts (1981) 2 AII ER 15 Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources v Mobile Oil Australia [2004] FCAFC 72 NW Frozen Foods v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 R (Fullard) v Woking Magistrates' Court (2005) EWHC 2922 Schneider Electric (Australia) Pty Limited v ACCC (2003) 127 FCR 170 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v ACCC (2012) 287 ALR 249 Snook v Mannion (1982) RTR 321; (1982) Crim LR 601 TPC v CSR Ltd (1991) ATPR 41-076 TPC v TNT Australia Pty Ltd (1995) ATPR 41-375, 40,169
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