Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v 4WD Systems Pty Ltd

See T940 ff

T946, 949-950

Exhibit R 45-RJH 59; T1237-1238

T945, 1426

T956-957

See T852, 857-858

T957-958

T957, 1231

T957, 1230

T957-958

T1252-1254, 1280, 1283-1284

T1253

Mr Elston also received a copy of the documentation, but the arrangements had ceased by that time

T1252. There was some dispute as to whether Mr Page was informed of the role of the second respondent: see T1252; contrast T470. However, there was no evidence suggesting that Mr Page had agreed any changes

T230

T951-952

T983, 1126, 1226

T1501-1512

Exhibit ACCC 38; T1499-1501

T980, 1501

See e.g. T1572-1589

T978 ff, 1557, 1570; contrast T484 suggesting maybe June/July

T1525-1526

T1522 ff

T1034-1035, 1521, 1524, 1535-1536, 1571; contrast Exhibit R 24, par 11.6

T1498, 1513-1514, 1554

See e.g. T505-506, 1041-1042

T487-493

Exhibit ACCC 3-SWA 6; T979-980

The franchisee fee also went down: see Mr Elston at T399 (he did not take part in the promotion)

T1008

T1034; contrast Exhibit R 24, par 9.46

T980, 989

See e.g. T1498

T1086-1093, 1378-1380

As Mr Hewitson said of the 'franchisees': 'I thought they were all honest gentlemen': T1103

T1015; contrast 1439

Exhibit ACCC 36

T1520

T343-344

T234

See, as examples, T1239-1240, 1266, 1404, 1543

T1319

See T1336-1338, 1349 ff

T1543-1545

T1042-1043

Exhibit ACCC 1, pars 23, 30

T953, 980-981, 1550 ff

See e.g. T886-887

Exhibit R 45, pars 22-40

T1050

T1277

T1262. Mr Elston apparently received the disclosure document after the ACCC intervened: see Exhibit ACCC 5, par 69; T1263

See e.g. Exhibit ACCC 12-GRP 6, GRP 7; T1399-1401

T1052, 1057, 1242-1245, 1248-1249, 1427

T1401

T1051, 1245-1246

T1403; see Exhibit R 45-RJH 67

T1053, 1230, 1246

T1402-1403, 1476

T1246-1247, 1403

Exhibit R 24, par 4.17; T1055-1056, 1390

T1392-1393

T1284. See also T1229 re the Bridgetown franchise

T958-959, 1125-1127, 1385-1394

T961, 1120-1122

T441, 1389, 1437

T532

See e.g. T1438-1439

T1131-1137, 1371-1375, 1382

T1396

T284-285, 1129-1131, 1269-1272, 1371-1373, 1376

T1232

T1437-1438

T462, 863

Exhibit ACCC 2, par 17; T91 ff, 135 ff

Exhibit ACCC 2, par 17. NB Counsel for the respondents concedes that there were delays of this order: T156.

Exhibit ACCC 2, par 25

Exhibit ACCC 1, par 27; Exhibit ACCC 2, par 26

T1058-1061

Exhibit ACCC 1, par 22

T1118-1120

Exhibit ACCC 36; Exhibit ACCC 37; T975-1003, 1007-1008, 1086, 1012, 1152-1153, 1502-1503

T1002 ff

Exhibit ACCC 57; Exhibits ACCC 59-61; Exhibit ACCC 65; Exhibit R 45-RJH 12; T964-967, 1002-1006, 1513-1519, 1525-1526

T1523-1524

T1060-1063

T1006, 1351

Exhibit ACCC 3-SWA 2, SWA 5; Exhibit ACCC 12-GRP 2; Exhibit ACCC 14-PLT 8

Exhibit ACCC 41; T868, 1031, 1061-1064, 1071, 1351-1352

T1117-1118

T1095, 1098 ff

T1102

T1102-1103

T528-529

ACCC pars 13, 19-21; T270, 273

Exhibit ACCC 3, pars 50, 52.

T1296-1297

Exhibit R 45-RJH 73

Exhibit ACCC 4 par 2; T282-283; contrast T1296-1297

Exhibit ACCC 3, par 11; Exhibit ACCC 4, par 5; T228-229, 271

T249

Exhibit ACCC 3

Exhibit ACCC 3, par 9

ACCC par 17

ACCC pars 17

ACCC par 19

Exhibit ACCC 3, par 12; contrast T1323-1325

T234, 267

T252-253, 262

T255

Exhibit ACCC 4, par 14

Exhibit ACCC 3-SWA 5

Exhibit ACCC 3-SWA 7

Exhibit ACCC 3 par 46; T295-296

Exhibit ACCC 3, par 64; T273

Exhibit ACCC 3, par 41

T1105

Exhibit R 45-RJH 71

T1309-1313

Exhibit R 45-RJH 13

T1141

Exhibit ACCC 3, par 59; T210 ff.

T320-322

Exhibit ACCC 5, par 25

Exhibit ACCC 5, par 66

T343-344

Exhibit ACCC 3, par 11; Exhibit ACCC 4, par 5; T228-229, 271; as to franchise area - see T334-335

Exhibit ACCC 4, par 2; T282-283

T1339 ff, 1376 ff

Exhibit R 45-RJH 63; T366 ff, 1265 ff

T372-373

Exhibit ACCC 5, par 57

T380-382, 1341-1343

T398

Exhibit ACCC 5, par 13

T334-335

Exhibit ACCC 5, par 16; T1343-1344

Exhibit ACCC 5, par 37

Exhibit ACCC 5, par 46; T316, 319

Exhibit ACCC 5, pars 51-52; T381-385, 388

T358, 385-388

T401-404

Contrast T1383-1384

T343

T1416

T319

Exhibit ACCC 5, pars 35-36; T391

T424-425

T424-427

T430

T434

As to amount of fee T447; as to time of payment (and claim of backdated invoice) see T497, 499-500

Exhibit ACCC 12, par 55; T417-418

T465

Exhibit R 45-RHJ 60

Exhibit ACCC 12, pars 62-63; T465.

T438-439, 445

T439-441, 444-445

T445-446

T448

Exhibit ACCC 12, par 23; T461-462

Exhibit ACCC 12, par 28

Exhibit ACCC 12, pars 21, 29

T476-477. He expected that about 50 per cent of business would be 4WD Systems: Exhibit ACCC 12, par 30

Exhibit ACCC 12, par 43

Exhibit ACCC 12, pars 44, 46; T479-483, 506

Exhibit ACCC 12-GRP 3

Exhibit ACCC 12, par 39; T467, 504

Exhibit ACCC 12, par 56

See Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 3

T526-527; T583

T1413

Exhibit R 45-RJH 49

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 10; T529-530

T523

T522-523

T524

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 13; T538-539, 1417-1423

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 17-PLT 1; contrast T1428-1429

ACCC 14 par 18; T543, 1430-1441

See T542, 544, 546

T54, 550

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 22; T545; Exhibit ACCC 14-PLT 1

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 30; T553-555

T556-557

T560, 1445-1448

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 45

Exhibit ACCC 14, pars 59-61; T562

T555-556

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 42-PLT 8

Exhibit ACCC 14, pars 11-12

Exhibit R 46, pars 3.11-3.12

T530; Exhibit R 46, par 3.12

T576

T1249

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 62; T563

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 34

Exhibit ACCC 14, pars 63 ff; T1443-1444

T812-815

The respondents were aware of this: see Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 2

Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 1

Exhibit ACCC 19, par 15

Exhibit ACCC 19, pars 22-25; T774-775, 1476-1477

Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 3

Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 4; T777

Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 5

Exhibit ACCC 19, pars 33-41; T1480-1482

Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 7

Exhibit R 45-RJH 77

Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 8

Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 8

Exhibit ACCC 19, pars 44-45; JEC 7; T784; Exhibit R 45-RJH 77; T788-790

T807-808

Exhibit ACCC 19, par 42

T781

Exhibit ACCC 19, par 56

The only evidence by Mr Carroll in relation to quality would seem to be at T763, but that is in relation to the good quality of goods on display in Adelaide, not the quality of goods supplied to Perth

Exhibit ACCC 19, pars 47-48, 50; Exhibit ACCC 20, par 30

Exhibit ACCC 20, par 27

Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 10, JEC 11

T 806, 822

Exhibit ACCC 20, par 39

T817

See e.g. T805

T819-820

T680

T689

Exhibit ACCC 16, par 4

T674

T692-693

T675-676

Exhibit R 45-RJH 80; T685-686, 688-689

Exhibit ACCC 16, par 11; T699, 718-721

Exhibit R 45-RJH 83; T678-679

T681

Exhibit ACCC 16, par 14; T695, 1485

T682

T683-684, 698, 713-717

T696

T702-705, 725-728, 740-745

Exhibit ACCC 16, par 12; T719

T721-723, 729-730

e.g. attended a field day: Exhibit ACCC 16, par 24; T734-735

T730-731, 1489-1490

Exhibit ACCC 16, pars 45-47

Exhibit ACCC 16, par 28; T735

See T923

See e.g. Exhibit ACCC 3, par 64

T1254

See T1498, 1499, 1544 re various differences between the US and Australian made products.

T1039

T983

T893-894, 1558

T901-902; contrast 1035-1037, 1536-1537

Exhibits ACCC 27-35

T984-992, 1529 ff

T1553 ff

T1038

T894

See e.g. T301-302

Exhibit ACCC 3, pars 50-51

T897, 1540 ff

Exhibit ACCC 14, par 57; T580-581

T1537, 1539

T982

T993

See e.g. Exhibit R 24, pars 6.50, 9.47; T1041-1042

See e.g. T994, 1048-1049

T983

Exhibit ACCC 12, par 50

T1547-1548

T484

T493-494

T998-999

T1357

See e.g. T295

SR 162 of 1998

See T424-425

T476-477

Exhibit ACCC 12, par 30

Exhibit ACCC 3, par 64

T1257

See T1262

See Exhibit ACCC 5-PJE 9

Exhibit ACCC 5, pars 63-65

T1258-1259

T1257

T1269

Exhibit ACCC 5, pars 66, 69

Exhibit R 45-RJH 80

Ibid

Exhibit ACCC 19-JEC 7

T1252

See e.g. Exhibit ACCC 19, pars 53-55