Greylag Goose Leasing 1410 Designated Activity Company v P.T. Garuda Indonesia Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1623

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Greylag Goose Leasing 1410 Designated Activity Company v P.T. Garuda Indonesia Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1623 Hearing dates: 23 November 2022 Decision date: 28 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Hammerschlag CJ in Eq Decision: (1) The Originating Process filed by the first plaintiff and second plaintiff on 15 August 2022 is set aside. (2) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendant's costs of the motion. Catchwords: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 (Cth) ss 3, 9, 14, 22 and 38 – sovereign immunity – exceptions – winding up proceedings brought against a foreign company registered under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), which is an instrumentality or agency of the Republic of Indonesia – separate entity – whether the proceeding concerns the winding up of a body corporate within the meaning of s 14(3)(a) – HELD – the proceeding is not a proceeding concerning the winding up a body corporate within the meaning of s 14(3)(a). Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 (Cth) Cases Cited: Adeang v The Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (Unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria 8 July 1992) Corporate Affairs Commission (NSW) v Yuill (1991) 172 CLR 319 Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh (1995) 183 CLR 273 P.T. Garuda Indonesia Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (2012) 247 CLR 240 Texts Cited: Australian Law Reform Commission Report 24 on Foreign State Immunity (1984) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Greylag Goose Leasing 1410 Designated Activity Company - First Plaintiff Greylag Goose Leasing 1446 Designated Activity Company - Second Plaintiff P.T. Garuda Indonesia Ltd - Defendant Representation: Counsel: A Leopold SC with C Trahanas - First and Second Plaintiffs/Respondents E Beechey - Defendant/Applicant