Quickcat Cruises (Qld) Pty Ltd - s.87B undertaking

QuickCat Cruises (QLD) Pty Limited has provided undertakings pursuant to section 87B of the Act as part of an overall settlement package in relation to allegations that QuickCat had entered into a price fixing agreement with one of its competitors for ferry services to Dunk Island.

The undertakings include a requirement that QuickCat implement a trade practices compliance program, offer and provide free return trips on its ferry service between Mission Beach and Dunk Island to age pensioners for a period of two consecutive weeks and that such offer be communicated by notice board and newspaper advertisements.

As part of the overall settlement package, QuickCat also consented to Federal Court orders including declarations that QuickCat had breached the price fixing provisions of the Act, injunctions restraining future conduct, and an order that QuickCat contribute to the Commission's legal costs.