Leisure Boating Club (Roseville) Incorporated v Q-Corp Marine Pty Limited [2003] FCA 199

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Leisure Boating Club (Roseville) Incorporated v Q-Corp Marine Pty Limited [2003] FCA 199 PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – initiating Federal Court proceedings with the purpose of cross-vesting Supreme Court of Queensland proceedings to the Federal Court in New South Wales to facilitate hearing those proceedings together with Local Court proceedings in New South Wales – whether abuse of process – whether temporary stay should be granted – whether proceedings should be struck in whole or in part. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 75B Federal Court Rules O 20 r 2 Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1989 (Qld) ss 6, 38, 99 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 considered Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1995) 57 FCR 287 referred to Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 followed Palm Springs Limited v Darling [2002] FCAFC 239 applied Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538 referred to Moore v Inglis (1976) 9 ALR 509 not applied Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd v Boots Company (Australia) Pty Ltd (1992) 34 FCR 287 applied Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661 followed LEISURE BOATING CLUB (ROSEVILLE) INCORPORATED v Q-CORP MARINE PTY LIMITED & NEIL INGRAM & GARRY JOHN GARONI N 1364 of 2002 JACOBSON J 14 MARCH 2003 SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 1364 of 2002

BETWEEN: LEISURE BOATING CLUB (ROSEVILLE) INCORPORATED

APPLICANT

AND: Q-CORP MARINE PTY LIMITED

FIRST RESPONDENT

NEIL INGRAM

SECOND RESPONDENT

GARRY JOHN GARONI

THIRD RESPONDENT

JUDGE: JACOBSON J

DATE OF ORDER: 14 MARCH 2003

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1 Grant a temporary stay of the proceedings pending the determination of the cross-vesting application by Leisure Boating Club (Roseville) Incorporated to the Supreme Court of Queensland. 2 The claims against the second and third respondents should be struck out. 3 Leave be granted to re-plead those claims if the legal advisers for Leisure Boating are in a position to do so. 4 The costs of the notice of motion to be costs in the cause. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.