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TasPorts slams ACCC case, says extra fees don’t amount to misuse of market power
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-31 12:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

Tasmanian state-owned ports company TasPorts has admitted to charging additional fees to the owner of a local port, but has denied the ACCC’s allegations that these actions constituted a misuse of market power designed to stymie competition.

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Court tosses opposition to SARB patent application for parking overstay detector
Intellectual Property 2020-03-30 5:22 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has dismissed an opposition by tech company Vehicle Management Systems to a patent application by rival SARB Management Group for an integrated magnetic parking overstay detector.

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ACCC allows Rex to coordinate with Qantas, Virgin on regional flights
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-27 3:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will allow Regional Express to coordinate with Qantas and Virgin on certain regional routines during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Class action could be filed on behalf of Ruby Princess passengers
Class Actions 2020-03-25 5:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Princess Cruises and the Federal Government could face negligence claims — and a possible class action — by passengers of the Ruby Princess cruise ship, which docked in Sydney last Thursday and allowed dozens of people infected with COVID-19 to disembark.

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Qantas reports over $7M in underpayments to FWO
Employment 2020-03-13 4:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

Qantas Airways has repaid more than $7 million in underpayments and will make an additional $2 million in ‘apology’ payments to workers after self-reporting to the Fair Work Ombudsman that it incorrectly calculated the salary of hundreds of staff.

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ACCC can pursue car rental company for threatening customers despite liquidation
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-12 4:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has been given the go-ahead to continue its regulatory action against car rental company Australian 4WD Hire over allegedly threatening emails, three months after the firm went into voluntary liquidation.

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Union files FWC challenge after Qantas worker suspended for coronavirus warning
Employment 2020-03-09 2:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

Qantas is facing a Fair Work Commission lawsuit by the Transport Workers’ Union after the airline suspended an aircraft cleaner who raised concerns about coronavirus risks.

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Judge keeps competition case against NSW Ports anchored
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-05 5:00 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A maritime development company has failed in its bid to resume its competition lawsuit against NSW Ports, with the Federal Court ordering that the proceedings remained stayed until a similar case brought by the competition regulator is heard.

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ACCC says court must shut down Garuda appeal for ‘deliberate and willful’ $19M fine dodge
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-02 10:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ACCC has asked for an interim stay of an appeal by Indonesian airline Garuda, which has yet to pay a $19 million penalty for airline price fixing, telling the court it wanted to give the company another chance to explain its “entirely exceptional” non-compliance.

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Sunwater to join challenge to Queensland floods class action victory
Appeals 2020-02-28 6:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dam operator Sunwater will join an appeal of a victory in a class action filed on behalf of victims of the 2011 Queensland floods, despite pleas from the firm running the case and the State of Queensland that insurers for the dam operators let the ruling stand.

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