Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Info4pc.com Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 641

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Info4pc.com Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 641

The applicant's proposed payment timetable adequately accommodated the matters raised by the second respondent, so the second respondent was ordered to pay $2000.00 within 10 days and the balance by specified instalments. Because the first respondent had been deregistered and its property vested in ASIC, the fines imposed on it were ordered to be paid within 28 days.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 June 2003
Procedural Posture
Federal Court Proceeding Concerning Fines / Further Orders Specifying Time for Payment of Fines Under Federal Court Rules O 35 R 5
Outcome
Further orders made specifying the times for payment of fines imposed on the respondents.
Legal Topics
['time for Payment of Fines' 'federal Court Rules O 35 R 5' 'deregistration of Company' 'payment by Instalments']
['civil Procedure'] ['time for Payment of Fines' 'federal Court Rules O 35 R 5' 'deregistration of Company' 'payment by Instalments']

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Procedural Posture

Federal Court Proceeding Concerning Fines / Further Orders Specifying Time for Payment of Fines Under Federal Court Rules O 35 R 5

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['What time should be specified for payment of the fines imposed on the first and second respondents.' 'Whether the second respondent should pay the balance of his fine by instalments or in six months.' 'What order should be made for payment of fines imposed on the first respondent after its deregistration.']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's proposed payment timetable adequately accommodated the matters raised by the second respondent, so the second respondent was ordered to pay $2000.00 within 10 days and the balance by specified instalments. Because the first respondent had been deregistered and its property vested in ASIC, the fines imposed on it were ordered to be paid within 28 days.

Court Disposition

Further orders made specifying the times for payment of fines imposed on the respondents.

Orders

  • ['With respect to the fines imposed on the first respondent and referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the orders of 31 July 2002, such fines be paid within 28 days from the date of this order.' 'With respect to the fine imposed upon the second respondent by paragraph 5 of the orders of 31 July 2002, $2000.00 be paid...