Nclue Investments Pty Limited & Anor v G3 Communications Pty Limited (In Liq) & Anor [2002] NSWIRComm 205

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Nclue Investments Pty Limited & Anor v G3 Communications Pty Limited (In Liq) & Anor [2002] NSWIRComm 205 NCLUE INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED ACN 081 917 473 First Applicant

GLENN CHRISTENSEN Second Applicant PARTIES : G3 COMMUNICATIONS PTY LIMITED ACN 077 771 121 (IN LIQUIDATION) First Respondent

AUSTRALIAN AUTHORISED INVESTMENTS LIMITED ACN 006 715 091 Second Respondent FILE NUMBER: IRC 4855 of 1999 CORAM: Schmidt J Unfair Contract - telecommunications industry - management services agreement - second applicant's standing to bring proceedings - standing found - first respondent in liquidation - second respondent held 100% of shares of the first respondent - jurisdiction - claim that contract be varied to make second respondent a party - variation unnecessary - conduct - breach of agreement on termination - unfairness found - payment of exit fee ordered - exercise of discretion as to amount of exit fee - other relief refused as a matter of discretion in circumstances where first respondent's business failed - money orders against second respondent made CATCHWORDS : Constitutional law - whether s106 inconsistent with sections 588V and 588W of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - no inconsistency found Constitution LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1996 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Autobake Pty Ltd v Budd & Anor (1986) 19 IR 18 Barclays Australia Investment Services Ltd v Nordby (1995) 99 IR 258 Brown v Rezitis (1970) 127 CLR 157 Ex Parte Mclean (1930) 43 CLR 472 Gough v Gilmour Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors v Caterpillar of Australia Ltd (No 2) (2001) 106 IR 204 Kwong & Anor v Stone Microsystems (Aust) Limited (1996) 82 IR 255 CASES CITED : Lieberman & Anor v Morris (1944) 69 CLR 69 Metrocall Inc v Electronic Tracking Systems Pty Ltd (2000) 101 IR 66 Metrocall Inc v Electronic Tracking Systems Pty Limited (No 2) (2000) 102 IR 309 Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Limited (Administrator Appointed) (2000) 99 IR 69 Stevenson v Barham (1977) 136 CLR 190 Stone Microsystems (Aust) Pty Limited & Anor v Kwong and Anor (1997) 85 IR 237 Wenn v Attorney General for the State of Victoria (1948) 77 CLR 84 HEARING DATES: 08/06/2001; 08/10/2001; 09/13/2001; 04/22/2002; 04/23/2002; 04/24/2002 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/23/2002