Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Lorna Jane Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 852 File number: QUD 394 of 2020
Judgment of: RANGIAH J
Date of judgment: 23 July 2021
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – Australian Consumer Law –allegations of misleading or deceptive conduct under s 18 – allegations of false or misleading representations under s 29(1)(g) – allegations of conduct liable to mislead the public under s 33 – where company admitted liability – where knowledge of falsity not alleged – where declaratory, injunctive, penalty and other orders agreed between parties – where pecuniary penalty agreed – whether pecuniary penalty appropriate – orders made
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) sch 2, Australian Consumer Law ss 18, 29(1)(g), 33, 224, 232 and 246
Cases cited: Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (2015) 258 CLR 482 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft v ACCC [2021] FCAFC 49
Division: General Division
Registry: Queensland
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Number of paragraphs: 24
Date of hearing: 23 July 2021
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr RN Traves QC with Ms S Marsh
Solicitor for the Applicant: Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Counsel for the Respondents: Mr S Couper QC with Ms D Bampton
Solicitor for the Respondents: Hopgood Ganim Lawyers
ORDERS QUD 394 of 2020
BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION Applicant
AND: LORNA JANE PTY LTD ACN 065 384 616 First Respondent
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