ASIC v Australian Investors Forum Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 1180

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : ASIC v Australian Investors Forum Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 1180 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5164/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 December 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 December 2001

Dennis Ralph Anthony (D2) Martin Lloyd-Cocks (D3) Dominic Luvara (D4) Peter Victor Topperwien (D5) Bud Shaheen (D6) Australian Capital Forum Pty Ltd (D7) Medionics Pty Ltd (D8) Sage Global Fund Ltd (D9) Technologica Pty Ltd (D10) Suisse Credit Pty Ltd (D11) Swiss Pacific Inc (D12) Nominee Securities Pty Ltd (D13) Finance Projects Pty Ltd (D14) PARTIES : Money Mint Pty Ltd (D15) Casabanca Pty Ltd (D16) Business Franchises Pty Ltd (D17) Webfeatures Pty Ltd (D18) Sacvere Pty Ltd (D19) Associated Asset Management Pty Ltd (D20) IT Genius Pty Limited (D21) Monetec Investment Management Pty Ltd (D22) Metrobank Pty Ltd (D23) Australian Equity Forum Pty Ltd (D24) Tax Law Accounting Pty Ltd (D25) Tax Law Accounting Partnership Pty Ltd (D26) Biotech Securities Ltd (D27) Arbitrage Trading Pty Ltd (D28)

JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

D R Stack (P) COUNSEL : N J Kidd (D2) No appearances (D1, D3-28) Jan Redfern (P) Selby Anderson (D1) LMG Solicitors & Attorneys (D2) SOLICITORS : Marsdens (D3 & 19) Kemp Strang (D4, 8, 9, 16, 20 & 27) Anderson Lawyers (D5, 22 & 28) Freidman Reeves (D6, 10, 13-15, 24 & 25) No appearances (D7, 11, 12, 17, 18, 21, 23 & 26) CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS [324] - Supervision, regulation and correction - Offences - Generally - Order prohibiting person from leaving Australia without the consent of the Court - Whether consent ought be granted. LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1323 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Viney (1998) 29 ACSR 391 CASES CITED : Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Wiggins (1998) 30 ACSR 190 Corporate Affairs Commission v Price Commodities Pty Ltd (1987) 5 ACLC 787 DECISION : Consent to leave Australia refused.