Medibank in court for alleged misrepresentations to members about benefits

I wonder how big a penalty the ACCC is hoping to get out of Medibank Private given they self-reported the conduct and are in the process of compensating affected members. Having said that the absence of fighting words from Medibank Private in the media may suggest that a deal has already been done and a penalty figure provisionally agreed. One concerning aspect is the significant commentary about the case by the ACCC. It all comes back to the issue of sub judice contempt - government regulators should not be holding press conferences to discuss the factual and legal issues to be determined in the case. It is frustrating to see the ACCC continually doing this. I wonder when a presiding judge is going to pull the ACCC up on this issue? https://lnkd.in/fWU6mTQ

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/medibank-in-court-for-alleged-misrepresentations-to-members-about-benefits