Council of the City of Sydney v Goldspar Australia Pty Limited [2006] FCA 472

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Council of the City of Sydney v Goldspar Australia Pty Limited [2006] FCA 472

CONTRACT – whether validly terminated – if not, whether repudiation – if so, whether other party ready, willing and able to carry out contract CONTRACT – whether terms as to cooperation, reasonableness and good faith to be implied EVIDENCE – whether post contractual conduct relevant to implication of terms of contract Council of the City of Sydney v Goldspar Australia Pty Limited [2002] FCA 1064related Council of the City of Sydney v Goldspar Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2002] FCA 1268 related Council of the City of Sydney v Goldspar Pty Limited [2004] FCA 568; (2004) 62 IPR 274 related Amann Aviation Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1990) 22 FCR 527 applied BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 applied Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 Carr v JA Berriman Pty Ltd (1953) 89 CLR 327followed Collins Hill Group Pty Ltd v Trollope Silverwood & Beck Pty Ltd [2002] VSCA 205 distinguished Commissioner for Main Roads v Reed & Stuart Pty Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 378followed Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd (1991) 174 CLR 64applied Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 followed Gardiner v Orchard (1910) 10 CLR 722 cited Godfrey Constructions Pty Ltd v Kanangra Park Pty Ltd (1972) 128 CLR 529applied Greaves v Wilson Pierce Bell Sales Pty Ltd v Frazer (1973) 130 CLR 575applied HTW Valuers (Central Qld) Pty Ltd v Astonland Pty Ltd (2004) 217 CLR 640cited Hughes Bros Pty Ltd v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (1993) 31 NSWLR 91 cited Jenkins v NZI Securities Australia Ltd (1994) 124 ALR 605followed Mackay v Dick (1881) 6 App Cas 251 applied Magill v National Australia Bank Ltd (2001) Aust Contract R 90–131, [2001] NSWCA 221 distinguished Meehan v Jones (1982) 149 CLR 571applied Pacific Brands Sport & Leisure Pty Ltd v Underworks Pty Ltd [2006] FCAFC 40 cited Psaltis v Schultz (1948) 76 CLR 547 cited Rawson v Hobbs (1961) 107 CLR 466 cited Renard Constructions (ME) Pty Ltd v Minister for Public Works (1992) 26 NSWLR 234 cited Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Ltd v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 144 CLR 596applied Winstonu Pty Ltd (t/a Harvey Norman Electrics) v Pitson [2001] FCA 541 distinguished Carter and Harland, Contract Law in Australia, 4th ed, 2002