HP Mercantile Pty Limited v Crouch; in the matter of Tumut River Orchard Management Limited (in liquidation) ACN 003 501 611 [2009] FCA 1492

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

HP Mercantile Pty Limited v Crouch; in the matter of Tumut River Orchard Management Limited (in liquidation) ACN 003 501 611 [2009] FCA 1492

CORPORATIONS – application to discharge examination summons – whether abuse of process – whether requirements for the production of documents should be set aside Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 9, 53, 596A, 596B, 596D(2), 596F(1), 597(4), 597B and 597(5B) Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 r 11.3 and 11.3(7)

Hamilton v Oades (1989) 166 CLR 486 cited Re Hugh J Roberts Pty Ltd (in liq) and the Companies Act (1970) 91 WN (NSW) 537 cited New Zealand Steel (Aust) Pty Ltd v Burton (1994) 13 ACSR 610 referred to Hong Kong Bank of Australia Ltd v Murphy (1992) 28 NSWLR 512 referred to Meteyard v Love (2005) 65 NSWLR 36 referred to O'Brien v Wily (2009) 74 ACSR 145 referred to Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Ltd v SST Consulting Pty Ltd (2009) 260 ALR 34 cited

IN THE MATTER OF TUMUT RIVER ORCHARD MANAGEMENT LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 003 501 611; HP MERCANTILE PTY LIMITED ACN 097 362 877, GEORGE ROY WILLIAM MCDONALD, JOHN CAMPBELL MYERS and ROSS CHAPMAN v NICHOLAS DAVID JAMES CROUCH IN HIS CAPACITY AS LIQUIDATOR OF TUMUT RIVER ORCHARD MANAGEMENT LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 003 501 611

NSD 1836 of 2008

GRAHAM J

11 DECEMBER 2009

SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION NSD 1836 of 2008

IN THE MATTER OF TUMUT RIVER ORCHARD MANAGEMENT LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 003 501 611 BETWEEN: NICHOLAS DAVID JAMES CROUCH IN HIS CAPACITY AS LIQUIDATOR OF TUMUT RIVER ORCHARD MANAGEMENT LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 003 501 611

Plaintiff

HP MERCANTILE PTY LIMITED ACN 097 362 877

First Applicant

GEORGE ROY WILLIAM MCDONALD

Second Applicant

JOHN CAMPBELL MYERS