Judicial Profiles
The Hon Justice Alan Goldberg AO
Federal Court of Australia (retired 2010)
Australian Competition Tribunal (former President)
Qualifications | Work History | Academic positions | Relevant judgments | Relevant cases as counsel | Relevant speeches and publications | Other
Relevant education, qualifications and honours
- Scotch College, Melbourne
- LLB (Hons) University of Melbourne (1962)
- LLM Yale (1963) (Fulbright travel fellowship and scholarship
- Queen's Counsel (1978)
- Officer of the Order of Australia (2005) (AO) For service to the judiciary, particularly in the areas of competition law and equity,
and to the community as a contributor to debate on human rights and civil liberties and as a supporter of the arts.
Relevant work history
- 1997-2010 - Judge, Federal Court of Australia (3 Feb 1997 - 4 July 2010)
- 2003-2008 - President of the Australian Competition Tribunal
- 1998 - Appointed Deputy President of the Australian Competition Tribunal
- 1978 - Queens Counsel
- 1965 - Barrister (reading in the chambers of Daryl Dawson)
- 1964 - solicitor with Alexander Grant, Dickson & King, Solicitors
Academic appointments
- Taught at the Monash Law School and at Melbourne from 1985
Relevant judgments
- ACCC v Dermalogica Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 152; (2005) 215 ALR 482
Resale price maintenance - Attempt to prevent discounting - threatened non-supply. Penalty of $250,000 imposed. - ACCC v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd (No 3) [2001] FCA 1861
Substantial lessening of comeptition, exclusive dealing, RPM, misuse of market power
Relevant cases as counsel
Prior to taking judicial office, Justice Goldberg acted as counsel in some significant competition law cases, including:
- Queensland Wire Industries v BHP (1989) 167 CLR 177 (High Court)
Misuse of market power - leveraging market power (section 46)
Relevant speeches and publications
- Forthcoming