Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd

• Jurisdiction: Australia Federal only
• Court: Federal Court
• Judge: WIGNEY J
• Judgment Date: 02 August 2019
• Neutral Citation: [2019] FCA 1170
• Date: 02 August 2019

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [2019] FCA 1170

File number:	NSD 1932 of 2017
Judge:	WIGNEY J
Date of judgment:	2 August 2019
Catchwords:	CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing – cartel conduct – giving effect to a cartel provision against s 44ZZRG(1) of the Competition and Consumer Law Act 2010 (Cth) – where offender is a corporation – where employees of corporation not residents or citizens of Australia – where offending conduct occurred outside Australia – where offender plead guilty to a single rolled-up offence against s 44ZZRG(1) – consideration of appropriate sentence – where offender provided bulk shipping services of “roll on, roll off” cargo to Australia – where penalties imposed on offender in overseas jurisdictions – where statement of contrition made – where offender gave evidence of measures implemented to strengthen compliance – consideration of sentencing factors in s 16A(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) – where multiple offences committed against s 44ZZRG over many years – where sentence proceedings conducted on the basis of agreed facts – consideration of appropriate discounts for mitigating factors including plea of guilty, cooperation with law enforcement agencies and remorse – consideration of specific and general deterrence in sentencing cartel conduct – consideration of totality principle and parity with sentence imposed on co-offender.
Legislation:	Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ss 4F, 5, 44ZZRB, 44ZZRD(1), 44ZZRD(2), 44ZZRD(4), 44ZZRG(1), 44ZZRG(2), 44ZZRG(3), 44ZZRK, 45AK, 76(1), 76(1A), Pt X ss 10.17 and 10.17A Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A(1), 16A(2)(a), 16A(2)(c), 16A(2)(d), 16A(2)(e), 16A(2)(f), 16A(2)(g), 16A(2)(h), 16A(2)(j), 16A(2)(ja), 16A(2)(k), 16A(2)(m), 16A(2)(n), 16AC, Part IB Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) ss 5.3, 5.6(1) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 91 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 191
Cases cited:	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v ABB Transmission and Distribution Ltd (No 2) [2002] FCA 559; 190 ALR 169 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2016] FCA 1516 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 640 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v J McPhee & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 5) [1998] FCA 310 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visa Inc [2015] FCA 1020; 339 ALR 413 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) [2007] FCA 1617; 244 ALR 673 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58 Bui v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2012) 244 CLR 638 Cameron v The Queen [2002] HCA 6; 209 CLR 339 CMB v Attorney General for the State of New South Wales (2015) 256 CLR 346 Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha [2017] FCA 876 Commonwealth v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate [2015] HCA 46; 258 CLR 482 Environment Protection Authority v Truegrain Pty Ltd (2013) 85 NSWLR 125 Direction of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v El Karhani (1990) 21 NSWLR 370 Elias v The Queen [2013] HCA 31; 248 CLR 483 Green v The Queen [2011] HCA 49; 244 CLR 462 Hartman v R [2011] NSWCCA 261 J McPhee & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2000] FCA 365; 172 ALR 532 Lin v R; Ng v R [2016] NSWCCA 200 Ma v R [2010] NSWCCA 320 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25; 228 CLR 357 Matthews v The Queen [2014] VSCA 291; 44 VR 280 McMahon v The Queen [2011] NSWCCA 147 Mill v The Queen (1988) 166 CLR 59 Postiglione v The Queen (1997) 189 CLR 295 R v Adler [2005] NSWSC 274; 53 ACSR 471 R v Barrientos [1999] NSWCCA 1 R v Cartwright (1989) 17 NSWLR 243 R v Curtis (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 866 R v Daetz [2003] NSWCCA 216; 139 A Crim R 398 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Donald [2013] NSWCCA 238 R v El-Hani [2004] NSWCCA 162 R v Ellis (1986) 6 NSWLR 603 R v Gallagher (1991) 23 NSWLR 220 R v Gay [2002] NSWCCA 6 R v Geddes (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 554 R v Glynatsis [2013] NSWCCA 131 R v Hannes [2000] NSWCCA 503; 158 FLR 359 R v Hannigan [2009] QCA 40; 193 A Crim R 399 R v Knight [2004] NSWCCA 145 R v M [2005] NSWCCA 224 R v Pang [1999] NSWCCA 4; 105 A Crim R 474 R v Pogson (2012) 82 NSWLR 60 R v Richard [2011] NSWSC 866 R v Ronen [2006] NSWCCA 123; 161 A Crim R 300 R v Stanbouli [2003] NSWCCA 355; 141 A Crim R 531 R v Sukkar [2006] NSWCCA 92; 172 A Crim R 151 R v Thomson (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Todd [1982] 2 NSWLR 517 R v Whitnall (1993) 42 FCR 512 R v Wilhelm [2010] NSWSC 378 R v Williams [2005] NSWSC 315; 152 A Crim R 548 Ryan v The Queen [2001] HCA 21; 206 CLR 267 Silvano v R [2008] NSWCCA 118; 184 A Crim R 593 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 20; 287 ALR 249 SZ v R [2007] NSWCCA 19; 168 A Crim R 249 Tsang v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) [2011] VSCA 336; 35 VR 240 Tyler v R [2007] NSWCCA 247 Wang v R [2010] NSWCCA 319 Wong v the Queen [2001] HCA 64; 207 CLR 584 Xiao v R [2018] NSWCCA 4; 96 NSWLR 1 Zhang v R [2011] NSWCCA 233
Date of hearing:	15 November 2018
Registry:	New South Wales
Division:	General Division
National Practice Area:	Federal Crime and Related Proceedings
Category:	Catchwords
Number of paragraphs:	414
Counsel for the Prosecutor:	Ms S McNaughton SC with Dr RCA Higgins SC and Ms G Wright
Solicitor for the Prosecutor:	Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
Counsel for the Accused:	Mr C Moore SC with Mr D Jordan SC and Ms J Roy
Solicitor for the Accused:	Gilbert + Tobin

ORDERS

		NSD 1932 of 2017
BETWEEN:	COMMONWEALTH DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS Prosecutor
AND:	KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD Accused

JUDGE:	WIGNEY J
DATE OF ORDER:	2 August 2019

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd is convicted of giving effect to a cartel provision contrary to s 44ZZRG(1) of the Competition and Consumer...