Commonwealth v Reid [2018] FCA 579

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Commonwealth v Reid [2018] FCA 579 File number: NSD 1606 of 2017

Judge: FLICK J

Date of judgment: 27 April 2018

Catchwords: EDUCATION – penalties – where the Respondent fabricated VET qualification certificates which were used to apply for employment – where the Respondent made false representations that he held VET qualifications when applying for employment – where Respondent admitted contraventions – consideration of principles to be applied in determining quantum of penalty – whether limited financial circumstances of contravener of relevance

Legislation: National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cth) ss 2A, 3, 125, 131, 137, 141

Cases cited: Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Ingham (No 2) [2018] FCA 263 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v High Adventure Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 247, [2006] ATPR 42-091 Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith [2008] FCAFC 8, (2008) 165 FCR 560 Clean Energy Regulator v MT Solar Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 205 Comcare v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 61, (2015) 144 ALD 593 Commonwealth of Australia v Restar [2016] FCA 657 Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate [2015] HCA 46, (2015) 258 CLR 482 Director of Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2015] FCA 1213 Fair Work Ombudsman v Quest South Perth Holdings Pty Ltd (No 4) [2017] FCA 580 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Arnold (No 2) [2015] FCA 34, (2015) 324 ALR 59 Flight Centre Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 53 Kelly v Fitzpatrick [2007] FCA 1080, (2007) 166 IR 14 Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations v Matcham (No 2) [2014] FCA 27, (2014) 97 ACSR 412