Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v viagogo AG (No 3) [2020] FCA 1423

Federal Court of Australia

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v viagogo AG (No 3) [2020] FCA 1423 File number: NSD 1489 of 2017

Judgment of: BURLEY J

Date of judgment: 2 October 2020

Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – misleading or deceptive conduct – false or misleading representations relating to price – part-price representation – remedies – declarations – pecuniary penalties – principles relevant to imposition of a penalty – injunctions – principles relevant to imposition of an injunction – publication orders – compliance program orders

Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) s 137H(3) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Schedule 2, ss 18, 29, 34, 48, 224, 232, 246 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 135(a) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 21 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 80 Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, done at the Hague on 15 November 1965

Cases cited: ACCC v AirAsia Berhad [2012] FCA 1413 Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2017] FCAFC 113; 254 FCR 68 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cement Australia Ltd [2017] FCAFC 159; 258 FCR 312 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 330; 327 ALR 540 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cornerstone Investment Aust Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 5) [2019] FCA 1544 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Dataline.Net.Au Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 146; 161 FCR 513 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 724 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Meriton Property Services Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 1125 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v On Clinic Australia Pty Limited [1996] FCA 721; 35 IPR 635 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Real Estate Institute (WA) Inc [1999] FCA 1387; 95 FCR 114 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 181; 340 ALR 25 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v SensaSlim Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 7) [2016] FCA 484 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (No2) [2012] FCA 629; ATPR ¶42-402 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Turi Foods Pty Ltd (No 5) [2013] FCA 1109; ATPR ¶42-450 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 7) [2016] FCA 1553 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v viagogo AG [2019] FCA 544 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yazaki Corporation [2018] FCAFC 73; 262 FCR 243 Australian Consumer and Competition Commission v 4WD Systems Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 850; 200 ALR 491 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v MLC Nominees Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1306 BMW Australia v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2004] FCAFC 167; 207 ALR 452 Commonwealth of Australia v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate [2015] HCA 46; 258 CLR 482 Flight Centre Limited v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 53; 260 FCR 68 ICI Australia Operations Pty Limited v Trade Practices Commission [1992] FCA 707; 38 FCR 248 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen [1988] HCA 70; 166 CLR 59 NW Frozen Foods Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [1996] FCA 1134; 71 FCR 285 Royer v Western Australia [2009] WASCA 139; 197 A Crim R 319 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 20; 287 ALR 249 TPG Internet Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 190; 210 FCR 277 Trade Practices Commission v Mobil Oil Australia Ltd [1984] FCA 403; 4 FCR 296