Cubic Transportation Systems Inc & Anor v State of New South Wales & 2 ors [2002] NSWSC 656

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cubic Transportation Systems Inc & Anor v State of New South Wales & 2 ors [2002] NSWSC 656 revised - 27/02/2003 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division - Administrative Law List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30074/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 11/2/02, 12/2/02,13/2/02, 14/2/02., 15/2/02, 19/2/02, 20/2/02, 21/2/02, 22/2/02, 25/2/02, 26/2/02, 27/2/02, 28/2/02, 1/3/02, 4/3/02, 5/3/02, 6/3/02, 7/3/02, 13/3/02, 14/3/02, 22/3/02, 8/4/02, 9/4/02, 10/4/02, 11/4/02, 12/4/02, 15/4/02, 16/4/02, 17/4/02, 18/4/02, 19/4/02, 22/4/02, 23/4/02, 24/4/02, 26/4/02, 6/5/02, 7/5/02, 8/5/02, 9/5/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 July 2002

Cubic Transportation Systems Inc (First Plaintiff) Cubic Transportation Systems (Australia) Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff) PARTIES : v State of New South Wales (First Defendant) Transport Administration Corporation Limited (Second Defendant) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1

Mr G Downes QC Mr J Sackar QC Mr A Searle Mr T Moore Mr J Halley COUNSEL : Ms K Sainsbury for the plaintiffs

Mr T Bathurst QC Dr J Griffiths SC Mr A Payne Mr R Hollo for the defendants Mr T Castle (ITSL, ERG) SOLICITORS : Baker & McKenzie (Plaintiffs) Clayton Utz (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Government tender - whether creates process contract - nature of contract - whether implied term of good faith - whether statements of tendering ethical codes part of cotnract - whether public law principles apply - duty of legal advisers to Government - whether conflict of interest - Chinese walls - whether rules of natural justice apply to Government advisers - whether rules of natural justice apply to evaluation committee - whether apprehended or actual bias material - duty of probity auditor - application of clean hands doctrine Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Coalmines Regulation Act 1982 Judicial Review Act 1991 (Qd) Transport Administration Act 1988 Alfabs Engineering Group Pty Limited v Regan [2002] NSWSC 316 AMT Helicopters Pty Limited v Brisbane City Council & Ors (unreported, QSC Wilson J, 17 March 2000) Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596 Blackpool & Flyde Aero Club v Blackpool Borough Council [1990] 1 WLR 1195 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings (1977) 16 ALR 363 Burger King Corporation v Hungry Jacks Pty Limited [2001] NSWCA 187 Century Metals & Mining NL v Yeomans (1989) 40 FCR 564 Chu v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 78 FCR 314 Cord Holdings Limited v Burke (unreported, SCWA, Smith J 22 January 1985) CSI Operations Pty Limited v Commonwealth (1996) 69 FCR 346 D & J Consructions Pty Limited v Head & Ors (1987) 9 NSWLR 118 David Lee & Co (Lincoln) Limited v Coward Chance (a firm) [1991] 1 Ch 259 Devonport Borough Council v Robbins [1979] 1 NZLR 1 Ex parte James: re Condon (1874) LR 9 Ch App 609 FAI Insurances Limited v Pioneer Concrete Services Limited (1987) 15 NSWLR 552 Fuller Cruises Northland v Auckland Regional Council (unreported CP 488-96 Auckland, 4 June 1999) Greiner v Independent Commission Against Corruption (1992) 28 NSWLR 125 CASES CITED : Haoucher v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1990) 169 CLR 648 at 653 Hughes Aircraft Systems International v Air Services Australia (1997) 76 FCR 151 KC Park Safe (Brisbane) Pty Limited v Cairns City Council (1997) 1Qd R 497 Livesey v NSW Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 Logue v Shoalhaven Shire Council [1979] 1 NSW 537 at 558-559, per Mahoney JA Markholm Consruction Co Limited v Wellington City Council [1985] 2 NZLR 520 Melbourne Steamship Co Limited v Moorehead (1912) 15 CLR 333 Meyers v Casey & Ors (1913) 17 CLR 90 Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs v Mok (1994) 55 FCR 375 MJB Enterprises Limited v Defence Construction (1951) Limited (1999) 170 DLR (4th) 577 Newman v Phillips Fox (1999) 21 WAR 309 Ontario v Ron Engineering & Construction Eastern Limited (1981) 119 DLR (3rd) 267 Pratt Contractors Limited v Palmerston North City Council [1995] 1 NZLR 469 Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG (a firm) [1999] 1 All ER 517 Rakusen v Ellis Munday & Clarke [1912] 1 Ch 831 Transit New Zealand v Pratt Contractors Ltd [2002] 2 NZLR 313 UK Lister v Romfod Ice & Cold Storage Limited [1957] AC 555 Wan v McDonald (1992) 33 FCR 491 White Industries Limited v The Electricity Commission of New South Wales (unreported, NSWSC 20 May 1987) DECISION : Judgment for the defendants with costs