Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Joyce [2022] FCA 1423

Federal Court of Australia

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Joyce [2022] FCA 1423 File number(s): NSD 1149 of 2021

Judgment of: ABRAHAM J

Date of judgment: 29 November 2022

Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – cartel conduct – offender pleaded guilty to aiding, abetting, counselling, procuring or being knowingly concerned in two offences of giving effect to a cartel provision and one attempt of attempting to make a contract, arrangement or understanding containing a cartel provision – offender admitted seven additional offences – offender was export manager of company generating revenue from sale of SNBB, hyoscine hydrobromide and Duboisia leaf

Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ss 2, 44ZZRF(1), 44ZZRG(1), 45AF(1), 45AG(1), 79(1)(aa), 79(1)(a), 79(1)(b), 79(1)(c), 86E(1A) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 16AC, 16BA, 16C, 19AC(1), 19AC(4), s 19AF(1), 20(1), 20AB Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 44ZZRF(1), 44ZZRG(1), 79(1)(a), 79(1)(c) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 7(1), 53A, 17A, 17C(1), 66(1), 66(2), 73, 73A

Cases cited: Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Pattinson [2022] HCA 13; (2022) 175 ALD 383 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2016] FCA 1516; (2016) 118 ACSR 124 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) [2007] FCA 1617; (2007) 244 ALR 673 Bae v R [2020] NSWCCA 35 Cahyadi v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 1; (2007) 168 A Crim R 41 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Vina Money Transfer Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 665 Decision Restricted [2022] NSWCCA 24 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Beattie [2017] NSWCCA 301 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [2019] FCA 1170; (2019) 137 ACSR 75 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha [2017] FCA 876; (2017) 254 FCR 235 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Page [2006] VSCA 224 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS [2021] FCA 52; (2021) 386 ALR 98 GAS v The Queen; SJK v The Queen [2004] HCA 22; (2004) 217 CLR 198 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Ibrahim v R [2022] NSWCCA 161 Isaac v R [2012] NSWCCA 195 Kabir v R [2020] NSWCCA 139 Kenny v R [2010] NSWCCA 6 Khalid v R [2020] NSWCCA 73; (2020) 102 NSWLR 160 Lee v R [2020] NSWCCA 307 Mandranis v R [2021] NSWCCA 97 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mourtada v R [2021] NSWCCA 211 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26; (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Baldrock [2010] WASCA 170; (2010) 269 ALR 674 R v Douar [2005] NSWCCA 455 R v El Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 R v Fangaloka [2019] NSWCCA 173 R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Gent [2005] NSWCCA 370; (2005) 162 A Crim R 29 R v Hamieh [2010] NSWCCA 189 R v Hunter (1984) 36 SASR 101 R v Jones [2004] VSCA 68 R v Kennedy [2000] NSWCCA 527 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Pullen [2018] NSWCCA 264; (2018) 87 MVR 47 R v Zamagias [2002] NSWCCA 17 Rich v Australian Securities & Investments Commission [2004] HCA 42; (2004) 220 CLR 129 Ryan v The Queen [2001] HCA 21; (2001) 206 CLR 267 SZ v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 19; (2007) 168 A Crim R 249 Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75; (2022) 400 ALR 578 Wany v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWCA 318; (2020) 103 NSWLR 620 Weininger v The Queen [2003] HCA 14; (2003) 212 CLR 629 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584