Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha [2017] FCA 876

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha [2017] FCA 876 File number: NSD 1143 of 2016

Judge: WIGNEY J

Date of judgment: 3 August 2017

Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – cartel conduct – giving effect to a cartel provision – where offender is a corporation – where offender pleaded guilty – rolled up offence – appropriate pecuniary penalty – where offender provided bulk shipping services of "roll on, roll off" cargo to Australia

Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ss 4F, 5, 76, 44ZZRB, 44ZZRD, 44ZZRG, 44ZZRK, Part X (ss 10.17, 10.17A) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 16AC Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 5.6 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 191 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23AB(1)(b)

Cases cited: Application by the Attorney-General under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act (2004) 61 NSWLR 305 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v ABB Transmission and Distribution Ltd (No 2) (2002) 190 ALR 169 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2016] FCA 1516 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v J McPhee & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 5) [1998] FCA 310 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 640 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visa Inc (2015) 339 ALR 413 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) (2007) 244 ALR 673 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58 Bui v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2012) 244 CLR 638 Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 CMB v Attorney General for New South Wales (2015) 256 CLR 346 Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (2015) 326 ALR 476 Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (2015) 326 ALR 476 Direction of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370 a Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Thomas [2016] VSCA 237 Elias v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483 Environment Protection Authority v Truegrain Pty Ltd (2013) 85 NSWLR 125 Hartman v R [2011] NSWCCA 261 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 J McPhee & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2000) 172 ALR 532 Lin v R; Ng v R [2016] NSWCCA 200 Ma v R [2010] NSWCCA 320 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Matthews v The Queen (2014) 44 VR 280; McMahon v The Queen [2011] NSWCCA 147 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (1996) 71 FCR 285 R v Adler [2005] NSWSC 274 R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Curtis (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 866 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Donald [2013] NSWCCA 238 R v El Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Gay [2002] NSWCCA 6 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v Glynatsis [2013] NSWCCA 131 R v Hannes [2000] NSWCCA 503 R v Hannigan [2009] QCA 40 R v Knight [2004] NSWCCA 145 R v M [2005] NSWCCA 224 R v Pang [1999] NSWCCA 4 R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550 R v Pogson (2012) 82 NSWLR 60 R v Richard [2011] NSWSC 866 R v Rivkin [2004] NSWCCA 7 R v Ronen [2006] NSWCCA 123 R v Stanbouli [2003] NSWCCA 355 R v Sukkar [2006] NSWCCA 92 R v Thomson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Whitnall (1993) 42 FCR 512 R v Williams [2005] NSWSC 315 R v Williscroft [1975] VR 292 Ryan v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 267 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2012) 287 ALR 249 SZ v R [2007] NSWCCA 19 Trade Practices Commission v CSR Ltd [1990] FCA 521 Tyler v R [2007] NSWCCA 247 Wang v R [2010] NSWCCA 319 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Zhang v R [2011] NSWCCA 233