Federal Court fines online retailer $17,500 for resale price maintenance

Summary

An online retailer of kitchen appliances including Omniblend blenders, has been ordered to pay a pecuniary penalty of $17,500 for aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring overseas supplier, Taiwan Star International (TSI), to engage in resale price maintenance. The Federal Court of Australia found that TSI sought to induce Omniblend’s competitor not to sell OmniBlend blenders […]

Tags: Accc, Competition and Consumer Act 2010, Federal Court of Australia, Resale Price Maintenance, Retail