Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 7) [2016] FCA 1553

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 7) [2016] FCA 1553 File number: NSD 886 of 2014

Judge: EDELMAN J

Date of judgment: 23 December 2016

Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – pecuniary penalties – concepts of "common sense", causation, and contribution – injunctions – disclosure and advertisement orders – non-party consumer redress orders – compliance program orders

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 21, 43 Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)) ss 18, 18(1), 29, 29(1)(m), 54, 64, 224, 224(1), 224(2), 224(3), 232, 232(1), 232(4), 239, 246, 246(2), 247, 259(3), 262(1), 263(4); Ch 4; Pt 3-2, Pt 5-2; Div 1

Cases cited: Amaca Pty Ltd v Booth [2011] HCA 53; (2011) 246 CLR 36 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v ABB Transmission and Distribution Ltd (No 2) [2002] FCA 559; (2002) 190 ALR 169 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Avitalb Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 222 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chrisco Hampers Australia Limited (No 2) [2016] FCA 144 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Limited [2015] FCA 330; (2015) 327 ALR 540 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Fisher & Paykel Customer Services Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1393 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Google Inc [2012] FCAFC 49; (2012) 201 FCR 503 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 653 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Hillside (Australia New Media) Pty Ltd trading as Bet365 (No 2) [2016] FCA 698 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v MSY Technology Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 382; (2011) 279 ALR 609 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Ozsale Pty Limited [2016] FCA 1049 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2006] FCA 1730; [2007] ATPR 42-140 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 3) [2016] FCA 196 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 6) [2016] FCA 1348 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Woolworths [2016] FCA 44 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis (No 8) [2016] FCA 1023 Comcare v Martin [2016] HCA 43; (2016) 91 ALJR 29 James Hardie Industries NV v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2010] NSWCA 332; (2010) 274 ALR 85 March v E & M H Stramare Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 12; (1991) 171 CLR 506 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 Trade Practices Commission v CSR Limited (1991) ATPR 41-076