State of New South Wales v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2001] NSWSC 1067

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : State of New South Wales v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2001] NSWSC 1067 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50019/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 & 23 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 October 2001

State of New South Wales (P) PARTIES : Commonwealth Bank of Australia (D1) Star City Pty Limited (D2) JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq

Dr C Birch SC and J-J Loofs (P) COUNSEL : J E Marshall (D1) B Rayment QC (D2) I V Knight (Crown Solicitor) (P) SOLICITORS : L E Taylor (D1) Coudert Brothers (D2) CATCHWORDS : CONSTITUTIONAL LAW [32][68]- Statutory corporation- Agent of Crown- Corporation dissolved- Action does not devolve on Crown. GAMING & WAGERING [4]- Casinos- How far gaming laws are relaxed- Whether casino gives consideration in respect of wager. WORDS & PHRASES- "Consideration"- "Subrogation". Casino Control Act 1992 Crown Proceedings Act 1988, ss 3, 4, 5, 8 Energy Services Corporations Act 1995, s 15; Schedule 3, clause 3 Energy Services Corporations Amendment (TransGrid Corporatisation) Act 1998; Schedule 1, clause 13A Fair Trading Legislation Amendment Act 1997, ss 7, 9 Gaming and Betting Act 1912, ss 14, 16 Hire Purchase Agreements Act (NSW) 1941, s 3(5) LEGISLATION CITED : Interpretation Act 1987, ss 13, 30, 50 Legal Profession Act 1987, s 90A Luna Park Site Act 1990, s 9(3) Moratorium Act 1932, s 6 Property Services Council Act 1990, ss 4, 24, 65 Property Stock and Business Agents Act, 1941, ss 79, 81(1); Part 6 Real Estate Services Council Act 1990, ss 4, 18 Tow Truck Industry Act 1978, s 6(1) Attorney-General (NSW) v Brewery Employees Union of NSW (1908) 6 CLR 469 Attorney-General (NSW) v Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd (1952) 85 CLR 237 Attorney-General v Smith (1892) 13 LR NSW (L) 293 Bank of NSW v The Commonwealth (1948) 76 CLR 1 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334 Beaton v McDivitt (1985) 13 NSWLR 134 Black v S Freedman & Co (1910) 12 CLR 105 Bropho v Western Australia (1990) 171 CLR 1 Bradken Consolidated Ltd v The Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (1979) 145 CLR 107 Candlewood Navigation Corporation Ltd v Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd [1986] 1 AC 1 Clarke v Shee (1774) 1 Cowp 197; 98 ER 1041 Commercial Oil Refiners Pty Ltd v South Australia (1974) 9 SASR 88 Commonwealth v O'Donohue [1979] VR 441 David Securities Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1992) 175 CLR 353 Eastwood v Kenyon (1840) 11 Ad & E 438; 113 ER 482 Electricity Commission of NSW v Australian United Press Ltd (1954) 55 SR (NSW) 118 Ellis v Commissioner of Main Roads (1991) 74 LGRA 96 Equiticorp Industries Group Ltd v The Crown (No 47) [1996] 3 NZLR 586 Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Hall Russell & Co Ltd [1989] 1 AC 643 Galibal Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of Land Tax (1994) 96 ATC 4143 CASES CITED : Gersch v Atsas (1999) 10 BPR 18431 Gill v Registrar-General (1991) 5 BPR 11587 International Railway Ltd v Nigara Parks Commission [1941] AC 328 King v Phoenix Assurance Co [1910] 2 KB 666 Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd [1991] 2 AC 548 Martin v Pont [1993] 3 NZLR 25 Moses v Macferlan (1760) 2 Burr 1005; 97 ER 676 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 Newham v Diamond Leisure Pty Ltd [1994] NTSC 83 Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221 Petersen v Moloney (1951) 84 CLR 91 Reg v Slator (1881) 8 QBD 267 Rover International Ltd v Cannon Film Sales Ltd [1989] 1 WLR 912 Rowland v Divall [1923] 2 KB 500 Rural Bank of NSW v Hayes (1951) 84 CLR 140 Saunders v Railway Commissioners for NSW (1920) 21 SR (NSW) 7 Simpson & Co v Thomson (1877) 3 App Cas 279 Slade's Case (1594) 4 Co Rep 92b; 76 ER 1074 State Authorities Superannuation Board v Commissioner of State Taxation (WA) (1996) 189 CLR 253 Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners v Wailes (1908) 5 CLR 879 Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC [1996] AC 669 Wynyard Investments Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1955) 93 CLR 376 DECISION : See para 164.