Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 336 Citation: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 336
Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v ENERGY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 086 014 968), SALES MARKETING AND REAL TECHNOLOGIES - SMART PTY LTD (ACN 094 805 295), MULTIPLE STORIES PTY LTD (ACN 098 390 777), TRADING AS AEGIS DIRECT, AEGIS SERVICES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 070 034 598) and AUSTRALIAN SALES AND PROMOTIONS PTY LTD (ACN 104 339 273)
File number: VID 169 of 2013
Judge: MIDDLETON J
Date of judgment: 4 April 2014
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) CONSUMER LAW – civil penalties – agreed penalties – joint submissions on penalties – effect of Barbaro v The Queen
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Crimes Act 1914 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
Cases cited: ACCC v AGL Sales [2013] FCA 1030 ACCC v Artorios Ink Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] FCA 1292 ACCC v Avitalb Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 222 ACCC v Flight Centre Limited (No 3) [2014] FCA 292 ACCC v Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 653 ACCC v HP Superstore [2013] FCA 1317 ACCC v HP Superstore Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1317 ACCC v Koyo Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1051 ACCC v Launceston Superstore [2013] FCA 1315 ACCC v Liquorland (Australia) (2005) ATPR ¶42-070 ACCC v Luv-a-Duck Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1136 ACCC v Marksun Australia Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 695 ACCC v Moonah Superstore [2013] FCA 1314 ACCC v Neighbourhood Energy [2012] FCA 1357 ACCC v P & N Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 6 ACCC v Salecomp [2013] FCA 1316 ACCC v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 88 ALJR 176 ASIC v Ingleby (2013) 275 FLR 171 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar (2012) 247 CLR 345 Barbaro v The Queen; Zirilli v the Queen (2014) 88 ALJR 372; [2014] HCA 2 CSR Ltd v Eddy (2005) 226 CLR 1 Director of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2013] FCA 1014 Grocon v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 2) [2014] VSC 134 R v MacNeill-Brown (2008) 20 VR 677 Tax Practitioners Board v Shanahan [2013] FCA 764 TPG Internet Pty Ltd v ACCC (2012) 210 FCR 277
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