Federal Court of Australia
a 4 Nolss
CATCHWORDS
Administrative Law - Judicial review - Decision of
National Companies and Securities Commission to conduct investigative hearing regarding share acquisitions - Whether hearing under Part VI of National Companies and Securities Commission Act 1979 may be held in aid of investigative power conferred by s.16A of the Companies Act 1981 - Nature of hearing under Part VI - Powers of
.
Commission.
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
National Companies and Securities Commission Act 1979 Part VI
Companies (Acquisition of Shares) Act 1980 ss. ll, 45,
Companies Act 1981 ss. J6A, 18, 20, 65, 66, 137, 138, 146 166, 167
Securities Industry Act 1980, ss. 40, 62
THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED & ORS. v. NATIONAL COMPANIES AND SECURITIES COMMISSION
No. G84 of 1983
LOCKHART J. 3 JUNE, 1983
AT DARWIN
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA )
) NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. G84 of 1983
) GENERAL DIVISION )
BETWEEN: THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED MIRROR NEWSPAPERS LIMITED, NATIONWIDE NEWS PTY. LIMITED and CONTROL INVESTMENTS PTY. LIMITED
Applicants ' AND: NATIONAL COMPANIES AND SECURITIES COMMISSION Respondent
ORDERS
JUDGE MAKING ORDERS: LOCKHART J.
WHERE MADE: AT DARWIN
DATE: 3 JUNE 1983
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:-
i. The application be dismissed. 2. The applicants pay the respondent's costs
of the application.
a ee ee ose -
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) ) NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. G84 of 1983 )
GENERAL DIVISION )
BETWEEN: THE NEWS CORPORATION LIMITED MIRROR NEWSPAPERS LIMITED, NATIONWIDE NEWS PTY. LIMITED and CONTROL INVESTMENTS PTY. LIMITED
Applicants
NATIONAL COMPANIES AND SECURITIES COMMISSION
is
Respondent
CORAM: Lockhart J.
3 June, 1983
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
This application under the Administrative Decisions
(Judicial Review) Act 1977 ("the Judicial Review Act") raises for the first time questions as to the construction
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