Lane Cove v Geebung (No 2) [2002] NSWSC 118

Reported Decision : 41 ACSR 15 (2002) 20 ACLC 771

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lane Cove v Geebung (No 2) [2002] NSWSC 118 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Corporations List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5480/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 25/02/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 March 2002

Lane Cove Council - Plaintiff PARTIES : Geebung Polo Club Pty Limited - Defendant Mr J.D. Green - Liquidator Mr Martin Grant La Nauze and Ms Carol Shirley Hayes - Applicants JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

COUNSEL : Mr J.T. Johnson - Plaintiff and Liquidator Mr G.P. George - Applicants SOLICITORS : Sally Nash & Co - Plaintiff and Liquidator L.G. Parker & Co - Applicants CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - challenge to winding up order - choice among various procedural avenues - insufficient service alleged - application dismissed - STATUTES - interpretation - Acts Interpretation Act 1901 determines deemed time of service of posted document under s.109X of Corporations Act 2001 - Evidence Acts not relevant LEGISLATION CITED : Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Chief Commissioner of Stamp Duties v Paliflex Pty Ltd (1999) 149 FLR 179 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 87 Re Future Life Enterprises Pty Ltd (1994) 33 NSWLR 559 CASES CITED : Howship Holdings Pty Ltd v Leslie (1996) 41 NSWLR 542 Re Rick Wilson Pty Ltd (1982) 7 ACLR 354 Rock Bottom Fashion Market Pty Ltd v H R & C E Griffiths Pty Ltd [2000] 2 Qd R 573 Rodgers v CJS Panels Pty Ltd [2001] VSC 470 Re Rustic Homes Pty Ltd (1988) 49 SASR 41 DECISION : Application dismissed