DCT v Portinex/Silindale/Dalvale No.2 [2000] NSWSC 557

Reported Decision : [2000] 34 ACSR 422

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : DCT v Portinex/Silindale/Dalvale No.2 [2000] NSWSC 557 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4210/98; 4211/98; 4494/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 15 June 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 June 2000

Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (P) Portinex Pty Ltd (Subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) (D1) John Edward Star (Administrator) (D2) Silindale Pty Ltd (Subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) (D) Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (P) PARTIES : Portinex Pty Ltd (Subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) (D1) John Edward Star (Administrator) (D2) Dalvale Pty Ltd (Subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) (D) Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (P) Portinex Pty Ltd (Subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) (D1) John Edward Star (Administrator) (D2) JUDGMENT OF : Austin J

COUNSEL : J T Johnson (P) P A Somerset (Sol) (D) SOLICITORS : Australian Government Solicitor (P) P A Somerset & Co (D) CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - voluntary administration - defect in appointment of administrator - administrator's duty of inquiry LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Law, ss 436A, 447A, 1322 DECISION : Plaintiff to pay administrator's costs.

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION

AUSTIN J

THURSDAY 15 JUNE 2000

4210/98 - DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION v PORTINEX PTY LIMITED (SUBJECT TO A DEED OF COMPANY ARRANGEMENT) & 1 OR (NO.2) 4211/98 - DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION v SILINDALE (SUBJECT TO A DEED OF COMPANY ARRANGEMENT) PTY LIMITED & 1 OR (NO.2) 4494/98 - DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION v DALVALE PTY LIMITED (SUBJECT TO A DEED OF COMPANY ARRANGEMENT) & 1 OR (NO.2)