New South Wales Crime Commission v Chik Chen & 6 Ors [2001] NSWSC 331

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : New South Wales Crime Commission v Chik Chen & 6 Ors [2001] NSWSC 331 revised - 9/05/2001 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 010856/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 and 8 March 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 May 2001

Gang He and Jing He (The applicants) PARTIES : New South Wales Crime Commission (First Respondent) The Public Trustee (Second Respondent) Jack Rigg (Third Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Howie J at 1

G.J. Mackey - Applicants I. Temby QC with P Singleton - 1st Respondent COUNSEL : P. Singleton - 2nd Respondent

G. Stanton - 3rd Respondent Tzovoras Legal - Applicants SOLICITORS : J.M. Giorgiutti - 1st Respondent Solicitor to the Public Trustee of NSW - 2nd Respondent - LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 Spies v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1991) 24 NSWLR 691 Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 Wentworth v Wentworth [1999] NSWSC 638 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No. 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 CASES CITED : Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 Paino v Hofbauer (1988) 13 NSWLR 193 Lewis v Combell Constructions Pty Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 528 Hood v Phillips [1843] 6 Beav 176 Crabtree-Vickers Pty Ltd v Australian Direct Mail Advertising & Addressing Co. Pty Ltd (`975) 133 CLR 72 Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council (No. 2) (1982) 149 CLR 672 DECISION : See paragraph 84.