Bill Acceptance Corp Ltd v GWA Ltd [1984] FCA 110

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TPADE FRACTICES - consumer protection - misisading and deceo conduct - second axclication to strikes wit amended state or claim - ailegation in amenaed staremenc sof claim cepresentarcions made with Rnowledage of, or ceck anaifrererce as tc. their falsity - 'nature Ba Cepresenctatlons.

TRADE FRACTICES ACT 1974: 3. 32

ACCEPTANCE CGRPGRATTION LIMITED v. GWA LIMITED 166 of 192

IN THE FEDERAL COURT UF AUSTRALIA '

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NEW SOUTH WALES DISTPICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

BETWEEN : BILL ACCEPTANCE CORFORATION

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AND: GWA LIMITED kesponaent ORDER

JUDGE MAKING OPDER:

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY DATE: 18 APRIL 1981

THE COURT ORDEPS THAT:

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the respondenc to strike suc the

i. That che motion amended statement of ciaim Fe dismissed:

2. That the costs or the motion ne the applicant = coece ir the ococeeding;: and

3. That the aoplicant pay tne costs cf, ana corcazioned rr, the amendment to the amended statement if t]aam "ne

subject of the apelication for leave to amend mac? ana

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granted on 2 Apri

zNoTHE PEDESTAL T3URT OF AUSTRALTA ) é NEW 290TH WALES DISTRICT PEGESTRY ' Neo. 'Glee cf 1383 GENERAL DIVISION ) BETWEEN ; BILL ACCEFTANCE TIPEOPAaTIION wIMITED Apoliecart ANE. rescondeanct LOCKHART 0. 13 April 1924 REASONS FOr JUDGMENT This 1s a motion to strike out th amended statement oF claim on the aground that it faile to aisclose a cause cf accion or 15 Frivolous and vexatious of 41S am abuse or tne process of the Court. An @ariler soplzcation was mace ov cne eeroncenc. SNA Limited ("the respondent") tc strice out tne stalesmer- iz rlsin; and IT ordered on 21 Octzper 28 tnat wt fe teucK tun as disclosing no cause cf action. I subsesuently wars leave tr che applicant, 3111 Acceptance Corpcration Iiniter « 'the aoplicanr vo file an amendea statement of claim which 15 the itacumerc unzey