Macquarie Generation v Peabody Resources [2000] NSWCA 361

Reported Decision : [2001] Aust Contract R 90-121

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Macquarie Generation v Peabody Resources [2000] NSWCA 361 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41040/98 26 July 2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 27 July 2000 28 July 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2000

Macquarie Generation PARTIES : Peabody Resources Limited (ACN 004 447 938) Renison Limited (004 490 304) JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 32; Giles JA at 177

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT 50191/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Einstein J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Appellant: B Walker SC/I Jackman/M Leeming COUNSEL : First Respondent: D F Jackson QC/A G Bell Second Respondent: S G Finch SC/D B Studdy Appellant: Speed & Stracey SOLICITORS : First Respondent: Freehill Hollingdale & Page Second Respondent: Allen Allen Hemsley CATCHWORDS : contract - misrepresentation - inducement - falsity - continuing representation - indemnity costs Electricity Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (NSW) (repealed) LEGISLATION CITED : Energy & Services Corporations Act 1995 (NSW) Energy (Pacific Power) Act 1969 (NSW) Smith v Chadwick (1884) 9 App Cas 187 Andrews v Mockford (CA) [1896] 1 QB 372 Gipps v Gipps [1978] 1 NSWLR 454 Sinclair v Preston [1970] WAR 186 Holliday v Lockwood [1917] 2 Ch 47 Beachey v Brown (1860) EB & E 796 Angus v Clifford [1891] 2 Ch 449 Gordon v Street (CA) [1899] 2 QB 641 Nicholas v Thompson [1924] VLR 554 Savill v NZI Finance Ltd [1990] 3 NZLR 135 Coaks v Boswell (1886) 11 App Cas232 Australian Steel & Mining Corporation Pty Limited v Corben [1974] 2 NSWLR 202 Attorney-General of New South Wales v Peters (1924) 34 CLR 146 Attwood v Small (HL) (1836) 6 CI & Fin 232 National Australia Bank v Cunningham [1990] ATPR 41-047 Leighton Properties v Hurley [1984] 2 Qd R534 Barton v Armstrong [1973] 2 NSWLR 598 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties Limited (1995) 183 CLR 563 CASES CITED: Field v Shoalhaven Transport Pty Limited [1970] 3 NSWR 96 Reynell v Sprye, Sprye & Russell (1852) 1 De GM & G 660 Re London & Leeds Bank Limited; Ex parte Carling (1887) 56 LJ Ch 321 Smith v Kay (1859) 7 HLC 750 Traill v Baring (1864) 4 De GJ & S 318 Brownlie v Campbell (1880) 5 App Cas 925 With v O'Flanagan [1936] 1 Ch 575 Briess v Woolley [1954] AC 333 Sibley v Grosvenor (1916) 21 CLR 469 Rouse v Shepherd (No 2) (1994) 35 NSWLR 277 Police Association of NSW v Higgins (unreported, Federal Court of Australia, 4 June 1997) Nocton v Lord Ashburton [1914] AC 932 Ray v Sempers [1974] AC 370 Dalgety & Co Ltd v Australian Mutual Provident Society (1908) VLR 481 Jones v Dumbrell [1981] VR 199 Tiplady v Gold Coast Carlton Pty Ltd (1984) 3 FCR 426 Monier v Guarantee Trust Co 82 F 2d 252 Meluish v Milton (1876) 3 Ch D 27 Wales v Wadham [1977] 1 WLR 199 Jenkins v Livesey [1985] AC 424 Electricity Commission of NSW v Australian United Press Ltd (1954) 55 SR S(NSW) 118 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs