Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Admiral Mechanical Services Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 258

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Admiral Mechanical Services Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 258 CORPORATIONS – leave to bring proceeding against a respondent – purpose of provision for grant of leave – criteria satisfied

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 500(2)

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Leahy Petroleum (No 2) (2005) 215 ALR 281 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v SIP Australia Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 336 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Robinswood Pty Ltd [2004] WASC 229 Ogilvie-Grant v East [1983] 7 ACLR 669

AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v ADMIRAL MECHANICAL SERVICES PTY LTD, AMEC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AMEC ENGINEERING PTY LTD, BUILDING SERVICES PTY LTD, CENTIGRADE WA PTY LTD, CMS ENGINEERING PTY LTD, DIRECT ENGINEERING SERVICES PTY LTD, ENVAR ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS PTY LTD, HADEN ENGINEERING PTY LTD, HVAC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, JAKO INDUSTRIES PTY LTD, LL NOMINEES PTY LTD, MECHANICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NORFOLK GROUP HOLDINGS PTY LTD, RALIE PTY LTD, SCOTT MECHANICAL SERVICES PTY LTD, TYCO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, STEPHEN LESLIE NELSON, DESMOND JOHN BARRIE, PAUL JUSTIN BLINCO, LINDSAY ROBERT ALBONICO, STEVEN CYGULIS, CHRISTOPHER SMITH, RICHARD JONES, WAYNE REDFERN, JOHN MARTIN ALLEN, LORENTZ EDWARD HENNY, JOSEPH BORIS BURMAZ, PETER JAMES HEALEY, MARTIN PAUL ROCHE, TREVOR BALLANTYNE, COLIN MARK LEWIS, GRAEME RUSSELL MCLEOD, VELCO ANTONY JAKOVICH. HORACE WAYNE PIERCE, IAN CURRIE FERGUSON, PETER CHARLES MOORE, BARRY NICHOLSON BROADLEY and PETER MICHAEL SCOTT

WAD 289 of 2004

NICHOLSON J

7 MARCH 2006

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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAD 289 OF 2004

BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION

APPLICANT

AND: ADMIRAL MECHANICAL SERVICES PTY LTD