Birubi Art fined $2.3m for selling fake Aboriginal art made in Indonesia

Art seller is unlikely to ever have to pay the fine because the company is in liquidation

A company that sold fake Aboriginal art has been fined $2.3m for “false and misleading conduct”, the largest penalty of its kind awarded by the federal court.

Birubi Art breached consumer law by selling thousands of Indonesian-made items as Aboriginal art, but is unlikely to ever have to pay the fine because the company is in liquidation.

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