Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Sun Hung Kai Investment Services Limited v Metals X Limited [2019] FCA 1673 File number: WAD 499 of 2019
Judge: COLVIN J
Date of judgment: 10 October 2019
Date of publication of reasons: 15 October 2019
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - application for orders under s 247A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) requiring defendant company to provide proxy information for the company's annual general meeting - where consent orders proposed - consideration of the statutory power conferred by s 247A - consideration of the legislative history of s 247A - consideration of the character of proxy documents - whether proxy documents for part of the books of the company - whether common law jurisdiction to make orders sought - where directors had access to proxy information and had taken a public position against the resolution - determination that the Court has power to make orders sought - orders made by consent
Legislation: Companies Act 1981 (Cth) s 265B Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 9, 247A, 247B, 247C, 249F, 250B, 310, 438C, 597, 1306, 1307, Chapter 2F, Division 6, Part 2G.2 Corporations Law s 319
Cases cited: Advance Bank of Australia Ltd v FAI Insurances Ltd (1987) 9 NSWLR 464 Armstrong v Landmark Corporation Ltd [1967] 1 NSWR 13 Australian Olives Limited v Livadaras [2008] FCA 1407; (2008) 172 FCR 34 Australian Securities Commission v Marlborough Gold Mines Ltd [1993] HCA 15; (1993) 177 CLR 485 Barrack Mines Ltd v Grants Patch Mining Ltd (No 2) [1988] 1 Qd R 606 Bisan Ltd v Cellante [2002] VSC 430 CAL No 14 Pty Ltd v Motor Accidents Insurance Board [2009] HCA 47; (2009) 239 CLR 390 Capital Energy NL v Stirling Resources NL [1996] FCA 525 Caratti v Harris & Kirman as Joint Liquidators of GH1 Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 124 Carpathian Resources Ltd v Hendriks [2011] FCA 41 Claremont Petroleum NL v Australian Gas Light Company [1990] 2 Qd R 31 Cordiant Communications (Australia) Pty Ltd v Communications Group Holdings Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1005 Edman v Ross (1922) 22 SR (NSW) 351 Efstathis v Greek Orthodox Community of St George [1989] 1 Qd R 146 Fair Work Ombudsman v Spotless Services Australia Ltd [2019] FCA 9 Fast Scout Ltd v Bergel [2001] WASC 343; (2001) 25 WAR 244 Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76 Hall v Sherman [2001] NSWSC 810 Harben v Phillips (1883) 23 Ch D 14 Hicks v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 757 Intercapital Holdings Ltd v MEH Ltd (1988) 6 ACLC 1068 Jervois Mining Limited, in the matter of; Campbell v Jervois Mining Limited [2009] FCA 316 Link Agricultural Pty Ltd v Shanahan [1998] VSCA 3; [1999] 1 VR 466 McLaren v Thomson [1917] 2 Ch 261 New South Wales Henry George Foundation Ltd v Booth [2002] NSWSC 245; (2002) 54 NSWLR 433 Peters' American Delicacy Co v Heath [1939] HCA 2; (1939) 61 CLR 457 Portman Iron Ore Limited, in the matter of Golden West Resources Limited [2008] FCA 1362; (2008) 170 FCR 409 Re Augold NL [1987] 2 Qd R 297 Re Dorman Long & Co Ltd [1934] Ch 635 Re English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank [1893] 3 Ch 385 Re K Wong Holdings Pty Ltd (1983) 1 ACLC 738 Re Motasea Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 69 Residues Treatment and Trading Co Ltd v Southern Resources Ltd [No 4] (1988) 51 SASR 177 Totally & Permanently Incapacitated Veterans' Association of New South Wales Ltd v Gadd (1998) 146 FLR 161 Whitlam v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2003] NSWCA 183; (2003) 57 NSWLR 559
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