Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Walker v Members Equity Bank Ltd [2021] FCA 1554 File number(s): VID 278 of 2021
Judgment of: MORTIMER J
Date of judgment: 15 December 2021
Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – time limit for instituting prosecution – Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) s 12GB(6) – prosecution of offence "may" be commenced within three years after commission of offence – whether provision is facultative or restrictive – interaction with Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) s 15B – relevance of legislative history – finding that provision is restrictive
Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s 22(1)(a) Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth), ss 5A, 12DB, 12GB, 12GBB, 12GBC, 12GH Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 (Australian Consumer Law) s 212 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 15B (formerly s 21) Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 1989 (Cth) Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1992 (Cth) Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 76, 77, 79 Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No 2) 2010 (Cth)
Cases cited: Attorney-General (Cth) v Oates [1999] HCA 35; 198 CLR 162 Comptroller-General of Customs v Parker [2006] NSWSC 390; 200 FLR 44 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (A Firm) v Sadie Ville Pty Ltd (As Trustee for Sadie Ville Superannuation Fund) [2020] FCAFC 23; 144 ACSR 1 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Workers' Union [2017] HCA 54; 263 CLR 551 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd [2012] HCA 55; 250 CLR 503 Hollis v ABE Copiers Pty Ltd [1979] FCA 58; 41 FLR 141 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Quikfund (Australia) Pty Ltd v Airmark Consolidators Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 70; 222 FCR 13 Robert Bosch (Australia) Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education [2012] FCAFC 117; 206 FCR 92 Sadie Ville Pty Ltd v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (No 3) [2018] FCA 1107; 357 ALR 695 SDCV v Director-General of Security [2021] FCAFC 51 Seeto v R; Evans v R [2008] NSWCCA 227 Thompson v Riley McKay Pty Ltd (No 3) [1980] FCA 119; 31 ALR 507 Unions NSW v New South Wales [2019] HCA 1; 264 CLR 595 Sir Harry Gibbs, Review of Commonwealth Criminal Law (Final Report, 1991)
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