Collendina & Ors v Murray-Darling Basin Commission & Ors [2003] NSWSC 1081

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Collendina & Ors v Murray-Darling Basin Commission & Ors [2003] NSWSC 1081 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 November 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 November 2003 JURISDICTION: Common Law Division JUDGMENT OF : Master Malpass DECISION : The defendants' Notice of Motion is dismissed. The defendants are to pay the costs of the Notice of Motion. The Exhibits may be returned.

CATCHWORDS : Summary dismissal - abuse of process - discretionary considerations - statutory certificate. Legal Profession Act 1987, s 198L (2). LEGISLATION CITED : Murray-Darling Basin Act 1992. Supreme Court Rules 1970, Pt 13 r 5, Pt 15 r 26. CASES CITED : Scott v Scotis [2003] VSCA 121. WA Pines Pty Ltd v Bannerman (1980) 41 FLR 175. Collendina Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) Rohan Geoffrey Cranney (Second Plaintiff) David Kenneth Cranney (Third Plaintiff) Cranney Properties Pty Ltd (Fourth Plaintiff) Wongala Holdings Pty Ltd (Fifth Plaintiff) v Murray-Darling Basin Commission (First Defendant) John Lovering (Second Defendant) PARTIES : Geoff Gorrie (Third Defendant) Phillip Toyne (Fourth Defendant) Kevin Sheridan (Fifth Defendant) Michael Taylor (Sixth Defendant) David Stringer (Seventh Defendant) Edward Phipps (Eighth Defendant) Dennis Mutton (Ninth Defendant) Tom Fenwick Tenth Defendant) Richard Grimes (Eleventh Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20005 of 2003 N Obrart (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : Mr Stephen Gageler SC (First to Ninth Defendants) N/A (Tenth to Eleventh Defendants) Jackson Smith (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : Blake Dawson Waldron (First to Ninth Defendants) N/A (Tenth to Eleventh Defendants)