Lower Court Judgment
20/02/2018 Federal Court of Australia (Besanko J, Gilmour J, Wigney J)
Catchwords
Consumer law – Australian Securities and Investments Act 2001 (Cth) s 12CB, 12CC – Unconscionable conduct – Where respondent operated general store in remote town – Where respondent provided credit to indigenous customers – Where primary judge held respondent contravened s 12CB(1) by engaging in system of unconscionable conduct in connection with supply of financial services to customers – Where Full Federal Court allowed appeal – Whether Full Federal Court erred in construction and application of ss 12CB and 12CC.
17/08/2018 Hearing (SLA, Melbourne)
31/08/2018 Notice of appeal
05/10/2018 Written submissions (Appellant)
05/10/2018 Chronology (Appellant)
02/11/2018 Written submissions (Respondent)
16/11/2018 Reply
23/11/2018 Reply on cross appeal
04/12/2018 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
04/12/2018 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
04/12/2018 Outline of oral argument (Respondent)
12/06/2019 Judgment (Judgment summary)
