Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Mesa Minerals Limited v Mighty River International Limited [2016] FCAFC 16 Appeal from: Mighty River International Limited v Mesa Minerals Limited [2015] FCA 462
File number: WAD 260 of 2015
Judges: SIOPIS, GILMOUR & KATZMANN JJ
Date of judgment: 26 February 2016
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS — order authorising inspection of company's books by shareholder under s 247A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) — whether primary judge erred in holding that application made in good faith and for a proper purpose — whether discretion miscarried — whether orders too wide
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 232, 247A, 461
Cases cited: Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Barrack Mines Ltd v Grants Patch Mining Ltd (1987) 6 ACLC 97 Barrack Mines Ltd v Grants Patch Mining Ltd [1988] 1 Qd R 606 Bernard Elsey Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1969) 121 CLR 119 Branir v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd (2001) 117 FCR 424 Cescastle Pty Ltd v Renak Holdings Ltd (1991) 9 ACLC 1333 Engel v National Biodiesel Ltd [2015] FCA 1114 Fox v Percy (2013) 214 CLR 118 H L Bolton (Engineering) Co Ltd v T J Graham & Sons Ltd [1957] 1 QB 159 Hanks v Admiralty Resources NL [2011] FCA 891; (2011) 85 ACSR 101 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Lovell v Lovell (1950) 81 CLR 513 Intercapital Holdings Ltd v MEH Ltd (1988) 6 ACLC 1068 Knightswood Nominees Pty Ltd v Sherwin Pastoral Company Ltd (1989) 7 ACLC 536 London City Equities Ltd v Penrice Soda Holdings Ltd [2011] FCA 674; 84 ACSR 573 McNeill v Hearing & Balance [2007] NSWSC 942 Praetorin Pty Ltd v TZ Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1237; 76 ACSR 236 Quinlan v Vital Technology Australia Ltd (1987) 5 ACLC 389 Re Claremont Petroleum NL [1990] 2 Qd R 31 Re Style Ltd; Merim Pty Ltd v Style Ltd [2009] FCA 314; 255 ALR 63 Rowland v Meudon Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 381; 220 FLR 362 Unity APA Ltd v Humes Ltd (No 2) [1987] VR 474 Yara Australia Pty Ltd v Burrup Holdings Ltd [2010] FCA 1273; 80 ACSR 641 C Mantziaris, "The member's right to inspect the company books: Corporations Act, s 247A" (2009) 83 ALJ 621
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