Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Origin Energy Electricity Limited [2015] FCA 278 Citation: Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Origin Energy Electricity Limited [2015] FCA 278
Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION v ORIGIN ENERGY ELECTRICITY LIMITED, ORIGIN ENERGY RETAIL LIMITED and SALESFORCE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
File number: NSD 2012 of 2013
Judge: KATZMANN J
Date of judgment: 27 March 2015
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – admitted contraventions – whether orders sought by consent appropriate in the circumstances – whether pecuniary penalties sought within the permissible range – compliance program – publication order – declaratory relief
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) s 4 Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 21
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Commission v Parrish (1980) 29 ALR 228; (1980) at 230; 43 FLR 129 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Air New Zealand Ltd (No 3) [2012] FCA 1430 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v BAJV Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 52 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cement Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010) FCA 1082 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd [2014] ATPR ¶42-469; [2014] FCA 336 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Lux Distributors Pty Ltd [2013] FCAFC 90 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Origin Energy Limited [2015] FCA 55 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Safeway Stores Pty Ltd (1997) 145 ALR 36 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 640 Australian Energy Regulator v Snowy Hydro Limited (No 2) [2015] FCA 58 Australian Securities and Investment Commission v Ingleby (2013) 275 FLR 171; [2013] VSCA 49 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 88 ALJR 372; [2014] HCA 2 Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union QUD 257 of 2013 Minister for Industry, Tourism & Resources v Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd (2004) ATPR ¶41–993; [2004] FCAFC 72 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 SingTel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2012) 287 ALR 249; [2012] FCAFC 20 Trade Practices Commission v CSR Ltd (1991) ATPR ¶41-076
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