Hewett & Ors v Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol [2001] NSWSC 1140

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Hewett & Ors v Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol [2001] NSWSC 1140 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4719/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 December 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 December 2001

Frederick James Hewett (First Plaintiff)

Robert Silberberg (Second Plaintiff)

Robert George Walker PARTIES : (Third Plaintiff)

Thaddeus Murphy (Fourth Plaintiff)

v

Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Davies AJ at 1

COUNSEL : Ps: Mr S R Donaldson SC, Mr T P Duggan D: Mr A T McInnes QC, Mr G D McDonald SOLICITORS : Ps: J B Malfanti D: Moore & Associates CATCHWORDS : Clubs and Associations - expulsion of members - conduct prejudicial - whether implication that expulsion be reasonable - function of the court - whether resolution invalid because director over 72 years of age in breach of Corporations Law. LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Law, ss 228, 592 Supreme Court Rules, Pt40 Fisher v Keane (1879) 11 ChD 353 Dawkins v Antrobus (1881) 17 ChD 615 Paton v Sydney Press Club (1940) 57 WN(NSW) 57 Australian Workers' Union v Bowen (No2) (1948) 77 CLR 601 CASES CITED : Malone v Marr (1981) 2 NSWLR 894 Whittle v Australian Miniature Pony Society Incorporated (1995) 57 FCR 252 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No2) (1993) 176 CLR 300 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2000) 99 FCR 251 Ridge v Baldwin [1964] AC 40 Samuel v St George Leagues Club Limited (NSWSC, 20/10/92, unrep) DECISION : See paragraph 41