Decon Australia Pty Ltd v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd [2022] FCAFC 54

Federal Court of Australia

Decon Australia Pty Ltd v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd [2022] FCAFC 54 Appeal from: Decon Australia Pty Ltd v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 32

File number(s): NSD 110 of 2021

Judgment of: YATES, O'CALLAGHAN AND HALLEY JJ

Date of judgment: 6 April 2022

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – appeal from decision of primary judge refusing to terminate deeds of company arrangement pursuant to s 445D(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – where primary judge made evaluative determinations in relation to ss 445D(1)(c), 445D(1)(e), 445D(1)(f)(i), 445D(1)(f)(ii) and 445D(1)(g) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – whether House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 error established – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 256B(1), 257A, 440D, 445D, 445D(1), 445D(1)(a), 445D(1)(c), 445D(1)(e), 445D(1)(f), 455D(1)(f)(i), 445D(1)(f)(ii), 445D(1)(g), 553C, 588FB, 588FC, 588FDA, 588FE(3), 588FE(4), 588FE(6A), 588FF, Schedule 2 s 75-41 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 27

Cases cited: Bidald Consulting Pty Ltd v Miles Special Builders Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1235; (2005) 226 ALR 510 Britax Childcare Pty Ltd v Infa Products Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 848; (2016) 115 ACSR 322 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Decon Australia Pty Ltd v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1085 DSHE Holdings Limited (in liq) v Abboud (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 673; (2021) 155 ACSR 1 Golosky v Golosky [1993] NSWCA 111 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Shafston Avenue Construction Pty Ltd v McCann [2019] FCA 1426; (2019) 138 ACSR 299 Shafston Avenue Construction Pty Ltd v McCann [2020] FCAFC 85 Singer v Berghouse (1994) 181 CLR 201 University of Wollongong v Metwally (No 2) [1985] HCA 28; (1985) 59 ALJR 481 Vannella Pty Ltd v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 659 Walker v Wimborne (1976) 137 CLR 1 Wilmar Sugar Australia Ltd v Mackay Sugar Ltd [2017] FCAFC 40; (2017) 345 ALR 174