Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Alkaloids of Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1424

Federal Court of Australia

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Alkaloids of Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1424 File number(s): NSD 1196 of 2021

Judgment of: ABRAHAM J

Date of judgment: 29 November 2022

Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – cartel conduct – corporate offender pleaded guilty to two offences of giving effect to a cartel provision and one offence of attempting to make a contract, arrangement or understanding containing a cartel provision – corporate offender admitted seven additional offences – where company generates 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) Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 15A(1), 16A, 16BA Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 44ZZRF(1), 44ZZRG(1) Fines Act 1996 (NSW) s 10

Cases cited: Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Pattinson [2022] HCA 13; (2022) 175 ALD 383 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v Cement Australia [2017] FCAFC 159; (2017) 258 FCR 312 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v Leahy Petroleum Pty Ltd (No 3) [2005] FCA 265; (2005) 215 ALR 301 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 Qantas Airways Ltd [2008] FCA 1976; (2008) 253 ALR 89 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 CEO Customs v Labrador Liquor Wholesale Pty Ltd [2006] QCA 558; (2006) 65 ATR 547 Chief Executive of Customs v Jing [2007] NSWSC 1354 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Vina Money Transfer Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 665 Darter v Diden [2006] SASC 152; (2006) 94 SASR 505 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 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS [2021] FCA 52; (2021) 386 ALR 98 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Page [2006] VSCA 224 Hamilton v Whitehead [1988] HCA 65; (1988) 166 CLR 121 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen [2010] HCA 45; (2010) 242 CLR 520 Houghton v Arms [2006] HCA 59; (2006) 225 CLR 553 Imbornone v R [2017] NSWCCA 144 Jahandideh v R [2014] NSWCCA 178 Khalid v R [2020] NSWCCA 73; (2020) 102 NSWLR 160 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mill v The Queen [1988] HCA 70; (1988) 166 CLR 59 R v Jones [2004] VSCA 68 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; (1999) 199 CLR 270 R v Pham [2015] HCA 39; (2015) 256 CLR 550 R v Qutami [2001] NSWCCA 353; (2001) 127 A Crim R 369 Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v Nattrass [1972] AC 153 Tyler v The Queen [207] NSWCCA 247; (2007) 173 A Crim R 458 Weininger v The Queen [2003] HCA 14; (2003) 212 CLR 629 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64; (2001) 207 CLR 584