Originally Posted by
SHVC
Hypothetical, Rex dream team of lawyers find that QF has done the wrong thing (I don’t believe they have it completion that’s what happens)
Do they take them to court and then what?
If Rex think they have a case they bring a civil action against Qantas in the Federal Court under the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth). They'd need to demonstrate that on the balance of probabilities that Qantas had contravened the Act, presumably an abuse of market power, and that the contravention had caused quantifiable damage to them. They might also apply for an interim injunction to stop Qantas doing whatever Rex alleges the contravention is. Being a civil matter a judgement could take a while, at least a year. If the ACCC, having been given a very specific brief last year to monitor and report on the aviation sector, haven't found anything, Rex would be on a hiding to nothing in bringing a stand alone civil action.