Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v Alpha Flight Services Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1434

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v Alpha Flight Services Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1434 Citation: Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v Alpha Flight Services Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1434

Parties: DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS VICTORIA v ALPHA FLIGHT SERVICES PTY LTD (ACN 064 142 418) and QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED (ACN 009 661 901)

File number: VID 355 of 2014

Judge: PAGONE J

Date of judgment: 24 December 2014

Catchwords: CONSUMER PROTECTION – product safety – supply of consumer goods subject to permanent ban – assessment of appropriate pecuniary penalty – whether one or more contraventions "in respect of the same conduct" for purposes of penalty.

Legislation: Australian Consumer Law (Victoria), s 118 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) sch 2, Australian Consumer Law, ss 118, 224 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 76, 76E

Cases cited: ACCC v ABB Transmission and Distribution Ltd (No 2) (2002) 190 ALR 169 ACCC v Bridgestone Corporation (2010) 186 FLR 214 ACCC v Dataline.net.au Pty Ltd (2006) 236 ALR 665 ACCC v Telstra Corporation Ltd (2010) 188 FCR 238 ACCC v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 640 ACCC v Yellow Page Marketing BV (No 2) (2011) 195 FCR 1 Animatrix Limited v O'Kelly [2008] EWCA Civ 1415 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v GE Capital Finance Australia [2014] FCA 701 BMI Limited v Federated Clerks Union of Australia (1983) 51 ALR 401 Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v Dimmeys Stores Pty Ltd (2013) 308 ALR 296 Forster v Jododex Pty Ltd (1972) 127 CLR 421 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 Singtel Optus v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2012) 287 ALR 249 Trade Practices Commission v CSR Limited [1991] ATPR 52,135