Beattie, in the matter of National Projects and Maintenance Pty Limited (administrators appointed) (No 2) [2024] FCA 950

Federal Court of Australia

Beattie, in the matter of National Projects and Maintenance Pty Limited (administrators appointed) (No 2) [2024] FCA 950 File number: NSD 1334 of 2023

Judgment of: YATES J

Date of judgment: 9 August 2024

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – administration of a group of companies – application for extension of convening periods under s 439A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for various companies within the group – where two applications under s 439A in respect of the same companies previously granted

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 439A Fair Entitlement Guarantee Act 2012 (Cth) s 49 Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) s 13 Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) s 16 Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) ss 78(2) and 100

Cases cited: Beattie, in the matter of National Projects and Maintenance Pty limited (administrators appointed) [2023] FCA 1470

Division: General Division

Registry: New South Wales

National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations

Sub-area: Corporations and Corporate Insolvency

Number of paragraphs: 22

Date of hearing: 9 August 2024

Solicitor for the plaintiffs: Mr M Lalji of Chamberlains Law Firm

ORDERS NSD 1334 of 2023 IN THE MATTER OF NATIONAL PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE PTY LIMITED (ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED) (ACN 165 833 901) GRAEME BEATTIE, CHRISTOPHER DARIN AND AARON LUCAN IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS ADMINISTRATORS OF NATIONAL PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE PTY LIMITED (ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED) (ACN 165 833 901) First Plaintiff