Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre v Crown Melbourne Limited

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Court: Federal Court
• Judgment Date: 11 July 2023
• Neutral Citation: [2023] FCA 782
• Date: 11 July 2023

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre v Crown Melbourne Limited [2023] FCA 782

File number:	NSD 134 of 2022
Judgment of:	LEE J
Date of judgment:	11 July 2023
Catchwords:	CORPORATIONS – Crown casinos – Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth (Crown) – contraventions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) (Act) – where Crown provided gaming and financial services to high-risk customers without compliant programmes to manage risk of money laundering and financing of terrorism – where Crown facilitated and profited from high-risk “junket” programmes – failure to conduct ongoing customer due diligence – where admitted contraventions of ss 81(1) and 36(1) of the Act CORPORATIONS – pecuniary penalties – where penalty agreed – proper approach to fixing penalty where extent of loss or damage unknown – where innumerable contraventions of s 81(1) and numerous contraventions of s 36(1) of the Act – fixing of pecuniary penalty under s 175 of the Act – where contraventions on the upper end of scale of seriousness – penalty within the range to achieve specific and general deterrence – declaratory relief – orders made
Legislation:	Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) ss 3(1), 5, 6, 36(1), 36(2), 41, 43, 45, 81(1), 81(2), 84(1), 84(2)(a), 84(2)(c), 84(3)(a), 84(3)(b), 85(1), 85(2)(a), 85(2)(c), 85(3)(a), 85(3)(b), 175(1), 175(3), 175(4), 175(7) Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules Instrument 2007 (No. 1) (Cth) Ch 8, 9, 15, rr 8.4.1, 8.6.5, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.6, 15.7, 15.8, 15.9, 15.9(1), 15.9(3), 15.10, 15.11 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Sch 2, s 224 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 141, 191 Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 546 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Pt VB, ss 21, 52 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 39.06 Casino Control Act 1992 (NSW) s 76B Casino Control Act 1991 (Vic) s 81AAD
	Burswood Casino Amendment Directions 2021 (DA/104)
Cases cited:	Adler v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2003] NSWCA 131; (2003) 179 FLR 1 Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Pattinson [2022] HCA 13; (2022) 96 ALJR 426 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Booktopia Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 194 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Limited [2015] FCA 330; (2015) 327 ALR 540 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Leahy Petroleum Pty Ltd (No 3) [2005] FCA 265; (2005) 215 ALR 301 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v MSY Technology Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 382; (2011) 279 ALR 609 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd [2019] FCA 786; (2019) 370 ALR 637 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 181; (2016) 340 ALR 25 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 54; (2013) 250 CLR 640 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yazaki [2018] FCAFC 73; (2018) 262 FCR 243 Australian Ophthalmic Supplies Pty Ltd v McAlary-Smith [2008] FCAFC 8; (2008) 165 FCR 560 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 69; (2020) 142 ACSR 277 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1708 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Axis International Management Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 852; (2009) 178 FCR 485 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2021] FCA 423 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Flugge (No 2) [2017] VSC 117; (2017) 342 ALR 478 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v GetSwift Limited (Penalty Hearing) [2023] FCA 100 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Macdonald (No 12) [2009] NSWSC 714; (2009) 259 ALR 116 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Squirrel Superannuation Services Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 702 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Westpac Banking Corp (Omnibus) [2022] FCA 515; (2022) 407 ALR 1 Chief Executive Officer of Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre v TAB Limited (No 3) [2017] FCA 1296 Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre v Westpac Banking Corporation [2020] FCA 1538; (2020) 148 ACSR 247 Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited [2018] FCA 930 Commonwealth of Australia v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate [2015] HCA 46; (2015) 258 CLR 482 Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2015] FCAFC 59; (2015) 229 FCR 331 Fair Work Ombudsman v NSH North Pty Ltd trading as New Shanghai Charlestown [2017] FCA 1301; (2017) 275 IR 148 Flight Centre Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 53; (2018) 260 FCR 68 Management 3 Group Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Lenny’s Commercial Kitchens Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 92; (2012) 203 FCR 283 Mayfield Development Corporation Pty Ltd v NSW Ports Operations Hold Co Pty Ltd (No 3) [2023] FCA 713 Precision Plastics Pty Limited v Demir (1975) 132 CLR 362 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 20; (2012) 287 ALR 249 Trade Practices Commission v CSR Limited (1991) ATPR ¶41-076 Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited (Liability Judgment) [2023] FCA 190 viagogo AG v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2022] FCAFC 87 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2021] FCAFC 49; (2021) 284 FCR 24
Division:	General Division
Registry:	New South Wales
National Practice Area:	Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area:	Regulator and Consumer Protection
Number of paragraphs:	246
Date of hearing:	10–11 July 2023
Counsel for the applicant:	Mr M Hodge KC with Ms C Gleeson
Solicitor for the applicant:	Australian Government Solicitor
Counsel for the first and second respondent:	Mr P Crutchfield...