Newstart 225 Pty Limited v Condon [2024] NSWSC 788

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Newstart 225 Pty Limited v Condon [2024] NSWSC 788 Hearing dates: 04 April 2024 Date of orders: 27 June 2024 Decision date: 27 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wright J Decision: (1) Leave to appeal in respect of grounds 3 and 4 is refused. (2) The summons is otherwise dismissed. (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs. [Note: This order was varied on 27 June 2024 to read: The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of these proceedings on the ordinary basis up to and including 14 December 2023 and thereafter on an indemnity basis.] Catchwords: STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – text and context of Part 5.3A of Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – Corporations Act, s 443B(2) – whether "so much of … other amounts payable by the company … as is attributable to a period" misconstrued – no relevant misconstruction of s 443B(2) of the Corporations Act – appeal dismissed CORPORATIONS – external administration – administrator under Part 5.3A – personal liability of administrator – use or occupation of leased premises by administrator – whether personally liable for damages by way of makegood costs and lost rent – administrator not liable Legislation Cited: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s 15AB Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), Sch 4 Corporations Act 2001 (NSW), ss 419A, 437A, 437B, 435A(a)-(b), 435C(2)(c), 439A, 439C, 443A-443C, 443D Corporate Law Reform Act 1992 (Cth), s 56 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 39-40 Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth), ss 16-75, 250-10, 255-1 and 255-5 Cases Cited: Barker v The Queen (1983) 153 CLR 338; [1983] HCA 18 Be Financial Pty Ltd as Trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Collector of Customs v AGFA-Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389 Corporations Act in De Vries v Rapid Metal Developments (Australia) Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 100; (2011) 84 ACSR 261 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Clark (2003) 57 NSWLR 113; [2003] NSWCA 91 Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd (2017) 261 CLR 644; [2017] HCA 12 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Ferella v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 Gallop Investments Pty Ltd v Jones [2002] WASC 66 Hunyh v Swanson [1999] NSWSC 72 Larking v Great Western (Nepean) Gravel Ltd (1940) 64 CLR 221; [1940] HCA 37 Melbourne Aircraft Leasing (UK) Ltd v Algeri and Ors in their capacity as joint and several Trustees of the Project Volar Creditors' Trust [2022] NSWSC 443 Molit (No.55) Pty Ltd v Lam Soon Australia Pty Ltd (Administrator Appointed) (No 2) [1996] FCA 659; (1996) 148 ALR 472 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104; [2015] HCA 37 Ogdens Limited v. Weinberg (1906) 95 LT 567 Railway Commissioners for New South Wales v Orton (1922) 30 CLR 422; [1922] HCA 16 Re Mothercare Australia Ltd (admins apptd) [2013] NSWSC 263 Re: Nardell Coal Corporation (in liq) v Hunter Valley Coal Processing [2003] NSWSC 642; (2003) 21 ACLC 1505 Registrar of Titles (WA) v Franzon (1975) 132 CLR 611 SAS Trustee Corporation v Miles (2018) 265 CLR 137; [2018] HCA 55 Schwartz Family Co Pty Ltd v Capitol Carpets Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 223 TAL Life Ltd v Shuetrim; MetLife Insurance Ltd v Shuetrim (2016) 91 NSWLR 439; [2016] NSWCA 68 TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd v Anning (2002) 54 NSWLR 333; [2002] NSWCA 82 The King v Rohan (a pseudonym) [2024] HCA 3 Thiess v Collector of Customs (2014) 250 CLR 664; [2014] HCA 12 Trustees of the Project Volar Creditors' Trust [2022] NSWSC 443; (2022) 161 ACSR 569 Williams v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 278; [1986] HCA 88 Willis Australia Ltd v AMP Capital Investors Ltd [2023] NSWCA 158 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary, online ed., accessed on 21 May 2024 Oxford English Dictionary, online ed., accessed 21 May 2024 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Newstart 225 Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Schon Gregory Condon (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: V Gray (Plaintiff) T Cleary (Defendant)