Conoid Pty Limited & Anor v International Theme Park Limited [2000] NSWCA 189

(2000) 10 BPR 18,407 Reported Decision : [2001] ANZ ConR 176 [2001] NSW ConvR 55-954

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Conoid Pty Limited & Anor v International Theme Park Limited [2000] NSWCA 189 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40944/95 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 May 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 July 2000

PARTIES : Conoid Pty Limited and Plangloss Pty Limited v International Theme Park Pty Limited JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Sheller JA at 11; Giles JA at 12

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT 2247/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Simos J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant: B. Coles QC/ M Ashurst. Respondent: N C Hutley SC SOLICITORS : Appellant: Landerer & Co Respondent: Baker & McKenzie CATCHWORDS : Retail Leases Act - Conveyancing Act - sub leases - assignment - term of sub-lease greater than that of head-lease - meaning of inconsistency s.16 Retail Leases Act. LEGISLATION CITED : Retail leases Act, 1994 s.16, Conveyancing Act, 1919 s.127, CASES CITED: Hoyts Pty Limited v Spencer (1919) 27 CLR 133, Milmo v Carreras (1946) 1 KB 306, Wilson V Jolly (1948) 48 SR 460, Neva Holdings Ltd v Wilson (1991) 3 NZLR 422, Lee v Ferno Holdings Pty Limited (1993) 33 NSWLR 404), William Shelton & Son Ltd v Harrison & Pinder Ltd (1975) QB 361, Peirse v Sharr (1828) 2 Man & Ry 418, Oxley v James (1844) 13 N & W 209;153 ER 87, Coumbis v Metropolitan Trade Finance Pty Limited (1972) 1 NSWLR 1 (CA); Metropolitan Trade Finance Pty Limited v Coumbis (1973) 47 ALJR 719 (HC), Barrett v Morgan (2000) 2 WLR 284, Jones v Lavington (1903) 1 KB 253, King v David Allen & Sons, Billposting Ltd (1916) 2 AC 54 Suatu Holdings Pty Limited v Australian Postal Commission (1989) 86 ALR 534, Maybury v Atlantic Union Oil Co Ltd (1953) 89 CLR 507. DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.