Knox v Nile & Ors [2022] NSWSC 195

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Knox v Nile & Ors [2022] NSWSC 195 Hearing dates: 22 and 23 February 2022 Decision date: 01 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Winding up order made and stayed for specified period, with Court-appointed receiver to be appointed as liquidator; scope of receiver's powers varied pending winding up; and all remaining issues in proceedings set down for hearing Catchwords: INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION — Members' rights and remedies — Whether winding up on just and equitable grounds should be ordered — Whether winding up order should be stayed for period. Legislation Cited: - Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW), s 10, s 25, s 39, s 63, s 64, s 65, s 66, s 95 - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 90 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 95A, s 232, s 233, s 461, s 532, s 1322 - Electoral Funding Act 2018 (NSW), s 76 - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 136 Cases Cited: - Alstom Ltd v Sirakas [2012] NSWSC 1064 - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ActiveSuper Pty Ltd (No 2) (2013) 93 ACSR 189; [2013] FCA 234 - Bandiara v Bilabil Community Preschool & Oosh Inc [2018] NSWSC 1903 - Chen v Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce [2021] NSWSC 337 - Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd (in liq) v Cassegrain (2013) 305 ALR 687; (2013) 97 ACSR 283; [2013] NSWCA 455 - Hodgson v Amcor Ltd [2012] VSC 162 - Luen Fook Tong Inc v Lowe [2011] NSWSC 1004 - Massey v Wales (2003) 57 NSWLR 718 - Re Application of Volleyball Conference of New South Wales (Young J, 10 April 1995) - Re CNPR Limited [2018] NSWSC 989 - Re DJG Securities Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 588 - Re FGM Print Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1478 - Re Kwang Huauyu-Soon Inc [2009] NSWSC 658 - Re OGL Resources Ltd [2015] NSWSC 58 - Re Spitfire Q Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 866 - Re Catombal Investments Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 775 - Sengthong v Lao Buddhist Society Inc [2016] NSWSC 1408 - Singh v Singh; Flora Trading as Flora Constructions v Budget Demolition and Excavation Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 386 - Treadtel International Pty Ltd v Cocco (2016) 117 ACSR 176; [2016] NSWCA 360 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Charles Robert Bray Knox (Plaintiff) Fred Nile (First Defendant) Silvana Nile (Second Defendant) Annie Wright (Third Defendant) Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) Incorporated (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T Hall (Solicitor – Plaintiff) P King/J Loxton (First – Third Defendants) M Heath (Receivers) J Ferguson (Solicitor – Interested Party)