BP Australia Pty Limited v Nyran Pty Limited [2003] FCA 834

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BP Australia Pty Limited v Nyran Pty Limited [2003] FCA 834

PROCEDURE – notice to produce – whether court should order notice should not issue – application by respondent to withdraw admission as in error – error alleged by respondent to be patent from pleadings – whether applicant entitled to issue of notice to obtain evidence concerning respondent's state of mind at time admission made – whether state of mind a relevant consideration Federal Court Rules O 33 r 12(1)

Celestino v Celestino (unreported, Spender, Miles and von Doussa JJ, 16 August 1990) Langdale v Danby [1982] 1 WLR 1123 Hollis v Burton [1892] 3 Ch 226 Cumper v Pothecary [1941] 2 KB 58 Murran Investments Pty Ltd v Aromatic Beauty Products Pty Ltd (2000) 191 ALR 579 Cropper v Smith (1884) 26 Ch D 700 Clough & Rogers v Frog (1974) 4 ALR 615 Queensland v JL Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146 Matland Holdings Pty Ltd v NTZ Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 1590 McKenzie v The Commonwealth [2001] VSC 361 BP v Nyran [2002] FCA 1302 CCOM Pty Ltd v Jiejing Pty Ltd (1992) 37 FCR 1 Trade Practices Commission v Abbco Iceworks Pty Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 96 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Deputy Commissioner Taxation [2001] FCA 314 Botany Bay Instrumentation and Control Pty Ltd v Stewart [1984] 3 NSWLR 98 Bowes v Chaleyer (1923) 32 CLR 159 BP AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (FORMERLY BP AUSTRALIA LIMITED) v NYRAN PTY LIMITED W144 of 2002 RD NICHOLSON J 7 AUGUST 2003 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY W144 OF 2002

BETWEEN: BP AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

ACN 004 085 616

(FORMERLY BP AUSTRALIA LIMITED)

APPLICANT

AND: NYRAN PTY LIMITED

ACN 056 571 530

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: RD NICHOLSON J