Li v Liu

• 1. Restitution
  2. › Illegal contract
  3. › Recovery of benefits paid under contract rendered illegal by statute
  4. › Agent's defence of payment over to principal
  5. › Whether defence available where not expressly pleaded
  6. › Form of notice required to defeat agent's defence where underlying transaction illegal
  7. › Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 245AR, 245AS
• 1. Australian Consumer Law
  2. › Misleading or deceptive conduct
  3. › Representations as to future matters
  4. › Whether representation that visa 'would be' obtained was made
  5. › Effect of illegality of underlying transaction on claim under s 18
  6. › Whether conduct in trade or commerce where underlying arrangement illegal
  7. › Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2, ss 18, 236
• 1. Restitution
  2. › Illegal contract
  3. › Contract impliedly prohibited by statute
  4. › Whether restitution available where parties not in pari delicto
  5. › Whether recovery would stultify purpose of statutory scheme
  6. › Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 245AR, 245AS

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