Sino Iron Pty Ltd v Mineralogy Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 675

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Sino Iron Pty Ltd v Mineralogy Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 675 File number: WAD 471 of 2018

Judge: BANKS-SMITH J

Date of judgment: 17 May 2019

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - cross-vesting application - application to cross-vest Federal Court proceedings to the Supreme Court of Western Australia - where various extant proceedings in the Supreme Court of Western Australia relating to same project - whether potential overlap of issues - whether case management principles favour management by one court - whether more appropriate and in the interests of justice to transfer

Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) s 138C Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) ss 5(4), 5(5)

Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (in liquidation) (Controllers Appointed) [2012] FCA 1051 Bankinvest AG v Seabrook (1988) 14 NSWLR 711 Bell Group NV v Bell Group Finance Pty Ltd, in the matter of Western Interstate Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1440 Matyear v Prismex Technologies Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1350; (2006) 60 ACSR 210 Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Sino Iron Pty Ltd (No 6) [2015] FCA 825 Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Sino Iron Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 55 Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Sino Iron Pty Ltd [No 16] [2017] WASC 340 Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Sino Iron Pty Ltd [No 14] [2017] WASC 17 National Dairies WA Ltd v Wesfarmers Ltd [1996] FCA 603 Neville's Bus Service Pty Ltd v Pitcher Partners Consulting Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 859 Palmer v CITIC Ltd [No 2] [2019] WASC 14 (S) PEP Community Services Inc t/as PEP Community Services v Job Future Ltd [2008] FCA 1264 Sino Iron Pty Ltd v Mineralogy Pty Ltd [No 2] [2017] WASCA 76 Winpar Holdings Ltd v National Consolidated Ltd [2001] FCA 1663 Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd (formerly known as Burrup fertilisers Pty Ltd) v Oswal (No 8) [2015] FCA 49 York Civil Pty Ltd v BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1422