Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Matthews v Clifton [2014] FCA 415 Citation: Matthews v Clifton [2014] FCA 415
Parties: ANTHONY CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS AS LIQUIDATOR OF ACN 007 940 936 IWH PTY LTD (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 007 940 936 AND SCARCE BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS PTY LTD (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 056 879 175 v TIMOTHY JAMES CLIFTON AND MARK CHRISTOPHER HALL AS RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS OF ACN 007 940 936 IWH PTY LTD (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 007 940 936 AND SCARCE BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS PTY LTD (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 056 879 175, NEIL ARTHUR SCARCE, SYLVIA SCARCE, DENARIUS PTY LTD ACN 008 045 618, ADRION PTY LTD ACN 056 647 253, NEIL SCARCE REAL ESTATE PTY LTD ACN 104 469 294 and MONTMIRAIL PTY LTD ACN 053 979 383
File number: SAD 261 of 2013
Judge: WHITE J
Date of judgment: 30 April 2014
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – application by liquidator for possession of computers of companies under s 434B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – computers in possession of receivers and managers – cross-claim by interveners for protection of confidential information contained on the computers – principles relating to equitable protection of confidential information
Legislation: Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 35 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 9, 434B, 436A, 439C, 446A, 506, 511, 530B Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ss 6, 6C, 6D, 7B, 15, 16A, 98, Sch 1, Privacy Principle No 6 Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 (Cth)
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