Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS [2021] FCA 52

Federal Court of Australia

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS [2021] FCA 52 File number: NSD 1356 of 2019

Judgment of: WIGNEY J

Date of judgment: 4 February 2021

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, 44ZZRB, 44ZZRD, 44ZZRD(1), 44ZZRD(3)(b)(i), 44ZZRD(4)(a), 44ZZRD(4)(b), 44ZZRD(4)(b)(c), 44ZZRG, 44ZZRG(1), 44ZZRG(1)(a), 44ZZRG(1)(b), 44ZZRG(2), 44ZZRG(3), 44ZZRG(3)(b), 45AG, 79A(3) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 15A(1), 16A, 16A(1), 16A(2), 16A(2)(a), 16A(2)(b), 16A(2)(c), 16A(2)(d), 16A(2)(e), 16A(2)(f), 16A(2)(g), 16A(2)(h), 16A(2)(j), 16A(2)(ja), 16A(2)(k), 16A(2)(m), 16A(2)(n), 16AB, 16AC, 16BA, 16BA(1), 16BA(2), 16C, 16C(1), 16C(2) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) ss 5.3, 5.6(1) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 191 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23AB(1)(b)

Cases cited: Attorney General's Application Under s 37 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (No 1 of 2002) (2002) 56 NSWLR 146 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v ABB Transmission and Distribution Limited (No 2) [2002] FCA 559; 190 ALR 169 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2016] FCA 1516; 118 ACSR 124 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v J McPhee & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 5) [1998] FCA 310; ATPR 41-628 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 640 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visa Inc [2015] FCA 1020; 339 ALR 413 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Limited (No 3) [2007] FCA 1617; 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 Director of Public Prosecutions v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [2019] FCA 1170; 137 ACSR 575 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (2017) 254 FCR 235 Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (2015) 258 CLR 482 Direction of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370 Elias v The Queen (2013) 248 CLR 483 Environment Protection Authority v Truegrain Pty Ltd (2013) 85 NSWLR 125 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462 Hili v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 J McPhee & Son (Aust) Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2000] FCA 365; 172 ALR 532 Jahandideh v R [2014] NSWCCA 178 Johnson v The Queen [2004] HCA 15; 78 ALJR 616 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Matthews v The Queen (2014) 44 VR 280 McMahon v The Queen [2011] NSWCCA 147 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Muldrock v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 120 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Adler [2005] NSWSC 274; 53 ACSR 471 R v Curtis (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 866; 114 ACSR 184 R v Daetz [2003] NSWCCA 216; 139 A Crim R 398 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v Hannes [2000] NSWCCA 503; 36 ACSR 72 R v Hannigan [2009] 2 Qd R 331 R v Lamella [2014] NSWCCA 122 R v Li [2010] NSWCCA 125; 202 A Crim R 195 R v Pogson (2012) 82 NSWLR 60 R v Rivkin (2004) 59 NSWLR 284 R v Ronen [2006] NSWCCA 123; 161 A Crim R 300 R v Whitnall (1993) 42 FCR 512 R v Wilhelm [2010] NSWSC 378 R v Williams [2005] NSWSC 315; 216 ALR 113 R v Williscroft [1975] VR 292 Silvano v R [2008] NSWCCA 118; 184 A Crim R 593 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 20; 287 ALR 249 Tyler v R; R v Chalmers [2007] NSWCCA 247; 173 A Crim R 458 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 4; 329 FLR 1 Zhang v R [2011] NSWCCA 233