Australian Rugby League Commission Limited v New South Wales Rugby League Limited [2022] NSWCA 226

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Australian Rugby League Commission Limited v New South Wales Rugby League Limited [2022] NSWCA 226 Hearing dates: 04 November 2022 Date of orders: 08 November 2022 Decision date: 08 November 2022 Before: Bell CJ at [1]; Meagher JA at [65]; Simpson AJA at [66] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Dismiss the appeal with costs. Catchwords: CONTRACTS – contract to provide certain services – contractual obligations in relation to provision of services – whether question as to validity of composition of contractor's board affected its discharge of obligations under services agreement – whether failure to comply with requests for information in relation to contractor's board and to take steps to hold a new election was in breach of obligations under services agreement – no breach of contract Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 9, 180, 181, 201M Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 101(2)(r) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Australian Rugby League Commission Limited (Applicant) New South Wales Rugby League Limited (Respondent) Representation: Counsel:

B W Walker SC with O R Jones (Applicant) A C Casselden SC with T J Boyle (Respondent)

Solicitors:

National Rugby League Limited (Applicant) Advocatus Lawyers & Consultants (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/194878 Publication restriction: N/A Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Equity – Commercial List Citation: [2022] NSWSC 570 Date of Decision: 13 May 2022 Before: Ball J File Number(s): 2022/115637