Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Facebook, Inc. [2021] FCA 244 File number(s): NSD 1339 of 2020
Judgment of: GRIFFITHS J
Date of judgment: 18 March 2021
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – alleged contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law – application for interim suppression and non-publication orders under s 37AI of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – application for service outside of Australia under the Hague Convention pursuant to rr 10.42, 10.43(2) and 10.44 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) (2011 FCRs) – application for substituted service under r 10.24 of the 2011 FCRs – applications granted
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), ss 5(1)(g), 155; ss 29(1)(g), 33-34, 224, 226 of Sch 2 (Australian Consumer Law) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), ss 77, 144(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 19(1), 37AF, 37AG(1)(a), 37AI, 37M Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 39B(1A) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), rr 5.02, 10.24, 10.42-10.44, 10.49
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yellow Page Marketing BV [2010] FCA 1218 Australian Information Commission v Facebook Inc [2020] FCA 531 Commissioner of Taxation v Caratti (No 2) [2018] FCA 1500
Division: General Division
Registry: New South Wales
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Number of paragraphs: 47
Date of last submission/s: 3 March 2021
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