The Australian Federal Court orders a car manufacturer to pay $125 million in penalties for breaching national consumer law by making false representations relating to its compliance with the diesel emissions standards (Volkswagen)

Macken, Tom; Jones, Thomas

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20 Dec 2019

The Australian Federal Court orders a car manufacturer to pay $125 million in penalties for breaching national consumer law by making false representations relating to its compliance with the diesel emissions standards (Volkswagen)

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Australian Federal Court, Volkswagen, NSD 1462 of 2016 NSD 322 of 2017, 20 December 2019

In December 2019, the Federal Court ordered the German car manufacturer, Volkswagen AG, to pay AUD$125 million in penalties for engaging in a breach of Australia's consumer law (the Australian Consumer Law

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Tom Macken
Bird & Bird (Sydney)

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Thomas Jones
Bird & Bird (Sydney)

Australia 28 contributions 3224 visits

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Tom Macken, Thomas Jones, The Australian Federal Court orders a car manufacturer to pay $125 million in penalties for breaching national consumer law by making false representations relating to its compliance with the diesel emissions standards (Volkswagen), 20 December 2019, e-Competitions December 2019, Art. N° 93725

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