Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd v Australian Securities & Investments Commission [2000] FCA 231

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd v Australian Securities & Investments Commission

[2000] FCA 231 CORPORATIONS LAW – appropriate orders when Federal Court lacks jurisdiction to deal with matters under Corporations Law – whether order of Federal Court under Corporations Law constitutes ineffective judgment under Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999. Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 1989 (Cth) ss 12DA and 12GJ Corporations Law ss 58AA, 615, 737, 739 and 995(2)(b)(iii) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B(1A)(a) and (c) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52 and 86 Corporations (Victoria) Act 1990 (Vic) Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 (Vic) ss 2, 4(1), 6, 7(2), 11 and 11(2) Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally (1999) 163 ALR 270

EDENSOR NOMINEES PTY LTD v AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION, YANDAL GOLD PTY LTD, YANDAL GOLD HOLDINGS PTY LTD, NORMANDY MINING LIMITED, NORMANDY MINING FINANCE LTD, NORMANDY CONSOLIDATED GOLD HOLDINGS PTY LTD and NORMANDY MINING HOLDINGS PTY LTD

V 352 OF 1999

HILL, SUNDBERG & MANSFIELD JJ 9 MARCH 2000 SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 352 OF 1999

BETWEEN: EDENSOR NOMINEES PTY LTD

Applicant

AND: AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION

First Respondent

YANDAL GOLD PTY LTD

Second Respondent

YANDAL GOLD HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Third Respondent

NORMANDY MINING LIMITED

Fourth Respondent

NORMANDY MINING FINANCE LTD

Fifth Respondent

NORMANDY CONSOLIDATED GOLD HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Sixth Respondent

NORMANDY MINING HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Seventh Respondent