Domino Hire v Pioneer Park [2003] NSWSC 496

Reported Decision : (2003) 21 ACLC 1330

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Domino Hire v Pioneer Park [2003] NSWSC 496 HEARING DATE(S) : 4 & 5 June 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 June 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : Application dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - application for removal of liquidator - whether cause shown - independence and impartiality, in fact and in perception - whether liquidator should be replaced with a liquidator prepared to appoint himself as administrator so that the deed of company arrangement may be propounded - whether Court should consider application for leave to permit liquidator to appoint himself administrator before the liquidator is appointed LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 82A, 436B, 444G, 503 Advance Housing Pty Ltd v Newcastle Classic Developments Pty Ltd (1994) 14 ACSR 230 Barton v Armstrong [1973] 2 NSWLR 598 Barton v Armstrong [1976] AC 104 Flower & Hart v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd (1999) 87 FCR 134 Grosvenor Hill (Qld) Pty Ltd v Barber (1994) 48 FCR 301 CASES CITED : National Australia Bank Ltd v Wily [2002] NSWSC 573 Network Exchange Pty Ltd v MIG Communications Pty Ltd (1994) 13 ACSR 544 Re Adam Eyton Ltd; ex parte Charlesworth (1887) 36 Ch D 299 Re Allebart Pty Ltd [1971] 1 NSWLR 24 Re Biposo Pty Ltd (1995) 17 ACSR 730 Re Norfolk Island & Byron Bay Whaling Co (1969) 10 WN(NSW) 351 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 Domino Hire Pty Ltd (P1) Clifford John Carpenter (P2, A) PARTIES : Pioneer Park Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (D1, R1) Gregory Winfield Hall & Timothy Cuming (D2) Gavin Frederick Crichton Thomas (R2) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4398/99 COUNSEL : Mr P Fordyce (Solicitor) (A) Mr C R Newlinds (R) SOLICITORS : Morgan Lewis Alter (A) The Argyle Partnership (R)