NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Commerce v Perrett [2007] NSWSC 1130
HEARING DATE(S) : 8 October 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 12 October 2007
JUDGMENT OF : Harrison J
DECISION : See paragraph 134.
CATCHWORDS : TRADE AND COMMERCE – misleading and deceptive conduct – representations concerning treatment and substances – whether capable of curing etc or delaying onset or progression of diseases including cancer, multiple sclerosis and Huntington's disease – alternative medical practitioner – limited declarations and orders made
Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 - ss 41, 42, 49, 50, 65 Trade Practices Act 1974 - s 51A
ACCC v Danoz Direct Pty Ltd (2003) ATPR (Digest) 46-241; [2003] FCA 881 ACCC v Purple Harmony Plates Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1062 Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Commerce v HMS Direct Limited, Hallstone Products Pty Ltd and David Stucky [2003] NSWSC 415 CASES CITED : Commissioner for Fair Trading v Microwave Safe Australia Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 287 Commissioner for Fair Trading v Rowland Thomas and Ors [2004] NSWSC 479 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Levick v Law Society of New South Wales [2002] NSWSC 481
PARTIES : Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Commerce (Plaintiff) Paul John Perrett (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20331 of 2006
COUNSEL : A I Tonking SC (Plaintiff)
SOLICITORS : I V Knight, Crown Solicitor (Plaintiff)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION PROGRESSIVE LIST
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