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August 2025 Update

On 18 July 2025, the Supreme Court of Victoria heard the application to approve the proposed settlement of the Hino Class Action. The Court approved the settlement, and orders were made to this effect on 18 July 2025.

There will now be an appeal period, which will expire in mid-September 2025 (Appeal Period). The Settlement Administration will formally commence after the expiry of the Appeal Period. We currently estimate the Settlement Administration will take approximately 12-18 months from the expiration of the Appeal Period. This is an estimate only, and timeframes may change as the Settlement Administration progresses.

For registered group members, there is no action required from you at this stage. Maurice Blackburn will contact you when we require further information about your claim, which will be after the expiry of the Appeal Period. 

For late registrants, provided you registered with Maurice Blackburn by 25 July 2025, you are able to participate in the settlement administration. Shortly after the expiration of the Appeal Period, we will contact those late registrants about next steps. You do not need to do anything further at this stage. Registrations will not be accepted after 25 July 2025.



Contacting Maurice Blackburn 

Please continue to review this website and social media for the latest updates on the Hino Class Action settlement administration. New and updated Frequently Asked Questions will be made available throughout the administration.

If you need to update your contact details, please click here.

Enquiries about amending or completing your registration

We are currently in the process of reviewing group member registrations. Over the coming months, we will attend to requests to amend registration details where relevant to your claim.

If you already contacted us to amend or complete your registration, we thank you for your continued patience as we work our way through this information.  Please do not send a further email or leave a further voicemail, as this will cause further delays.

All other enquiries

We encourage you to read the FAQ section on this page for further information. Answers are available to questions such as “how much money will group members receive”, “when will I get paid” and “am I a group member”. We will not be able to provide individual responses to queries on topics that are addressed in the FAQs.

All other enquiries will be considered by our team and, if appropriate, an individual response will be provided. We thank you for your patience.

At this stage, we do not need further information from you, and there is no need for you to advise us of amendments to your registration data. Once the settlement administration has formally commenced, we will contact you at the appropriate time with respect to your claim data.

About this Class Action

Maurice Blackburn commenced a class action proceeding against Hino Motor Sales Australia and Hino Motors Ltd (Hino) in relation to misreporting and misrepresenting the fuel efficiency and emissions performance of certain Hino diesel vehicles. The Hino Class Action alleged that as a result of the misconduct, Affected Vehicles had greater emissions and worse fuel economy than had been certified, and that Hino breached, among other things, certain provisions of the Australian Consumer Law.

Frequently asked questions

You may be a Group Member in the Hino Class Action if by 17 April 2023 you purchased, leased or otherwise acquired an interest in Australia in a Hino branded vehicle fitted with a diesel engine that was manufactured during the period from 1 January 2003 to 22 August 2022 and are not any of the following:

  • a Hino authorised dealer;
  • a related body corporate (as defined by s 50 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act)) of Hino; or
  • a Justice or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria or a Justice or the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.

Only Group Members that registered by 4pm on 2 May 2025 or late registrants that registered by 25 July 2025 will be eligible to participate in the settlement administration.

The registration period has closed.

The deadline to register to participate in the proposed settlement of the Hino class action has passed.

Group Members were required to register before 4pm on 2 May 2025. The Court permitted group members who registered as late registrants by 25 July 2025 to participate in the settlement administration. These are Court ordered deadlines, and Maurice Blackburn does not have the discretion to accept any further registrations.

For late registrants, provided you registered with Maurice Blackburn by 25 July 2025, you are able to participate in the settlement administration. Shortly after the expiration of the Appeal Period, we will contact those late registrants about next steps. You do not need to do anything further at this stage. Registrations will not be accepted after 25 July 2025.

The Court made the following Orders:

  • Hino will pay the sum of AU$87 million (Settlement Sum), inclusive of legal, administration and other costs to settle the Hino Class Action;
  • The following sums will be deducted from the Settlement Sum:
    • the plaintiff Reimbursement Payment in the amount of $20,000;
    • the Group Costs Order in an amount to be determined by the Court, which amount shall not be more than $21,450,000; and
    • Administration Costs up to a maximum amount of $2,785,244.55

The residual Settlement Sum, after these deductions, will be divided amongst Eligible Group Members in accordance with the approved Settlement Distribution Scheme. 

We are unable to provide group members with an estimate of the amount of money they will receive if found eligible to participate in the settlement. This is because any amount of compensation they receive will depend on a range of factors, including the:

  • number of group members who registered to participate in the settlement;
  • type of interest held in the relevant vehicle and
  • date on which the interest in the relevant vehicle was acquired

The Settlement Distribution Scheme establishes the procedure for assessing the eligibility of participating group members and distribution of the settlement sum, including the payment of final distribution amounts to eligible group members.

A copy of the Settlement Distribution Scheme is available to view here.

We currently estimate that the settlement administration will take 12-18 months from the expiration of the appeal period. At this stage, it is too soon to determine when payments will commence.  Once the settlement administration has progressed, we will provide an updated timeline.

The Court approved the following deductions from the settlement sum.

Legal costs:

The Court approved the Group Costs Order in an amount to be determined by the Court, which amount will not exceed $21,450,000 (24.66% of the Settlement Sum).

Plaintiff’s reimbursement payment: 

The Court approved a reimbursement payment of $20,000 to the Plaintiff to compensate him for his time associated with the class action. 

Settlement administration costs: 

The Court appointed Maurice Blackburn as settlement administrator to implement the Settlement Distribution Scheme and approved settlement administration costs up to a maximum of $2,785,244.55.

 

Contact the team

Email: Hino@mauriceblackburn.com.au
Phone: 1800 161 343

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Australian leaders in class actions.

Our reputation for excellence in class actions is unparalleled, having recovered more than $5 billion for clients.

We are the only Australian class actions firm to deliver $100m+ settlements to clients in shareholder and listed securities actions, which we have done on ten occasions.  

Lower cost to clients

Biggest recoveries

Most experienced

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