In the matter of DCA Capital Pty Ltd ACN 629 833 129 [2024] NSWSC 261

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of DCA Capital Pty Ltd ACN 629 833 129 [2024] NSWSC 261 Hearing dates: 1 March 2024 Date of orders: 15 March 2024 Decision date: 15 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: McGrath J Decision: Application to set aside statutory demand dismissed with costs Catchwords: CORPORATIONS — Winding up — Statutory demand — Application to set aside — Application of Graywinter principle — Where the affidavit in support of application adequately supports the application — where plaintiff bears burden of proof and evidential onus of establishing genuine dispute — where there is a failure to discharge that onus — HELD — application dismissed with costs Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Charles v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1954) 90 CLR 598 Chianti Pty Ltd v Leume Pty Ltd [2007] WASC 270 ElecNet (Aust) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2016) 259 CLR 73; [2016] HCA 51 Graywinter Properties Pty Ltd v Gas & Fuel Corporation Superannuation Fund (1996) 70 FCR 452; (1996) 21 ACSR 581 Gustode Pty Ltd v Ashley [2011] FCA 250 Hopetoun Kembla Investment Pty Ltd v JPR Legal Pty Ltd (2011) 87 ACSR 1; [2011] NSWSC 1343 In the matter of JDH Capital Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 164 In the matter of Norwest Legal Services Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1896 Ligon 158 Pty Ltd v Huber (2016) 117 ACSR 495; [2016] NSWCA 330 Malec Holdings Pty Ltd v Scotts Agencies Pty Ltd (in liq) [2015] VSCA 330 NA Investments Holdings Pty Ltd v Perpetual Nominees Ltd (2010) 79 ACSR 544; [2010] NSWCA 210 Re ABA Villawood Place Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 952 Re Wollongong Coal Ltd (2015) 110 ACSR 134; [2015] NSWSC 1680 Sceam Construction Pty Ltd v Clyne (2021) 64 VR 404; [2021] VSCA 270 Category: Principal judgment Parties: DCA Capital Pty Ltd ACN 629 833 129 (Plaintiff) Archener Pty Ltd CAN 081 353 988 ATF O'Keefe Family Trust (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Arste (Plaintiff) H Somerville (Defendant)