Imperial Chemical Industries plc v Echo Tasmania Pty Limited [2007] FCA 1731

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Imperial Chemical Industries plc v Echo Tasmania Pty Limited [2007] FCA 1731

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – applications for discovery by prospective respondents

CORPORATIONS – requirements for the transfer of shares in proprietary companies under the Corporations Act

Held: orders for discovery should be made as sought

Federal Court Rules Order 15A r2, r6 and r10, Order 17 r1, Order 15 r2(2), r6, r11, r13 and r14, Form 22 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 9, 176, 761A, 1070A(1), 1071A, 1071B, 1073A, 1073D, 1073F, 1274B(2) and 1305 Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) 1.0.02 and 7.11.01

Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (Tas) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

Hall v The Nominal Defendant (1966) 117 CLR 423 Malouf v Malouf (1999) 86 FCR 134 Optiver Australia Pty Ltd v Tibra Trading Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1560 Cardale v Watkins (1820) V Maddock 18 Alphapharm Pty Limited v Eli Lilly Australia Pty Limited [1996] FCA 391 Hooper v Kirella Pty Ltd; Transfield Pty Ltd v Airservices Australia (1999) 96 FCR 1 St George Bank Ltd v Rabo Australia Ltd (2004) 211 ALR 147 John Holland Services Pty Ltd v Terranora Group Management Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 679 Paxus Services Ltd v People Bank Pty Ltd (1990) 99 ALR 728 Dartberg Pty Ltd v Wealthcare Financial Planning Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1216 Global Intertrade Pty Ltd v Adelaide Festival Centre Trust [1999] FCA 162

IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC v ECHO TASMANIA PTY LIMITED AND DELOITTE GROWTH SOLUTIONS PTY LIMITED NSD 1321 OF 2007

GRAHAM J

13 NOVEMBER 2007

SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 1321 OF 2007

BETWEEN: IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC

Applicant

AND: ECHO TASMANIA PTY LIMITED

First Respondent

DELOITTE GROWTH SOLUTIONS PTY LIMITED

Second Respondent