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[2003] FCA 850
Federal Court of Australia
2003-08-13
Selway J
Original judgment source is linked above.
T940 ff
T1146
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
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
4WD Systems Pty Ltd
(1997) 69 SASR 532
(2000) 106 FCR 51
(1986) 64 ALR 347
(1995) 55 FCR 452
(2000) 177 ALR 611
(1992) 39 FCR 31
(1979) 144 CLR 374
(2003) 197 ALR 153
(2000) 104 FCR 253
(1993) 177 CLR 574
(1985) 4 FCR 496
(1992) 38 FCR 248
(2001) 205 CLR 1
(1981) 147 CLR 589
(1997) 142 ALR 569
(1977) 140 CLR 216
(1981) 149 CLR 191
(1983) 50 ALR 242
(1977) 15 ALR 487
(1984) 55 ALR 25
(1984) 58 ALR 549
(1998) 80 FCR 191
(1994) 55 FCR 147
(1996) 66 FCR 246