Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd (No 3) [2016] FCA 676 File number(s): NSD 2510 of 2013
Judge(s): JAGOT J
Date of judgment: 3 June 2016
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – competition law – restrictive trade practices – admitted contraventions of s 45(2) of Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) – whether order sought by consent appropriate in the circumstances – whether proposed pecuniary penalty appropriate
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 45, 76
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 528 Commonwealth of Australia v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate; Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate [2015] HCA 46; (2015) 326 ALR 476 Trade Practices Commission v CSR Ltd [1990] FCA 521; [1991] ATPR 41-076
Date of hearing: 3 June 2016
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 30
Counsel for the Plaintiff: Dr RCA Higgins and Mr C K Mitchell
Solicitor for the Plaintiff: Norton Rose Fulbright
Counsel for the Fourth Respondent: P J Brereton SC
Solicitor for the Fourth Respondent: Clayton Utz
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