Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hipages Group Pty Ltd v Reach Aussie Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 112 File number(s): NSD 946 of 2016
Judge(s): PERRY J
Date of judgment: 7 February 2017
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW - alleged misleading and deceptive conduct contrary to s 18, Australian Consumer Law - application for default judgment under rule 5.23 Federal Court Rules 2011 - receipt of evidence in support of appropriateness of grant of relief – application granted
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Schedule 2, s 18 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 461(1)(k), 462(2)(b), 462(4), 470 467A 109X, 201A, 205B and 205D(1), 601AH(2) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 136 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 21 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 801 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), rr. 5.22, 5.23, 7.22
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Adata (Vic) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] FCA 583 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Dermalogica Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 152 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v dataline.net.au Pty Ltd (In Liq) [2007] FCAFC 146 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v dataline.net.au Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 1427 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Phoenix Institute of Australia Ltd [2016] FCA 1246 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Centro Financial Synergy Group [2007] FCA 2084 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v International Unity Insurance Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1059 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Stone Assets Management Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 630 Commissioner of Taxation v Simionato Holdings Pty Ltd [1997] FCA 25 Director of Consumer Affairs v Nightingale Electrics Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 279 Foster v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2006] FCAFC 21 Macquarie Bank Ltd v TM Investments Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 608 Re London and County Coal Company (1866) 3 LR Eq 355 Searson v Salmon [2014] FCA 748 Speedo Holding BV v Evans (No 2) [2011] FCA 1227 The Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd v Wilson Market Research Pty Ltd (1996) 14 ACLC 925 Titan Support Systems Inc v Nguyen [2014] FCA 884
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