Turnbull & Ors v NRMA [2004] NSWSC 577

Reported Decision : 50 ACSR 44 (2004) 22 ACLC 1094

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Turnbull & Ors v NRMA [2004] NSWSC 577 HEARING DATE(S) : 25 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 June 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J DECISION : Requisitioned meeting not to be called, and resolution notified under section 249N Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) not to be put to a meeting.

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - management and administration - meeting requisitioned under section 249D Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), and amendment to proposed requisitions foreshadowed under section 249N Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - later events mean purpose of holding meeting has now gone - ability of Court to order that meeting not be held - CORPORATIONS - management and administration - "oppression" provision - scope of provision under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - interpretation - use of heading of Part as aid to interpretation Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) Companies Act 1961 Companies Act 1955 (NZ) LEGISLATION CITED : Companies (NSW) Code 1981 Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Corporations Law Australian Securities Commission v The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Tasmania (1993) 10 ACSR 489 at 516 Concrete Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited v Nelson (1990) 169 CLR 594 Director-General of the Department of Corrective Services v Mitchelson (1992) 26 NSWLR 648 Re Enterprise Gold Mines NL (1991) 3 ACSR 531 FAI Insurances Ltd v The Honourable Sir Henry Winneke and Others (1982) 151 CLR 342 Fexuto Pty Ltd v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd and Others [2001] NSWCA 97; (2001) 37 ACSR 672 Hornsby Building Information Centre Proprietary Limited and Another v Sydney Building Information Centre Limited (1978) 140 CLR 216 Liosatos v Kefalinian Brotherhood 'O Kefalos' of NSW [2000] NSWSC 1138 McMillan v Toledo Enterprises International Pty Ltd and Others (1995) 18 ACSR 603 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Another v Peko-Wallsend Limited and Others (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister of State for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Ah Min Teoh (1995) 183 CLR 273 Morgan v 45 Flers Avenue Pty Ltd (1986) 10 ACLR 692 CASES CITED : New South Wales Rugby League Ltd v Wayde and Another (1985) 1 NSWLR 86 NRMA v Parkin [2004] NSWSC 296 NRMA v Parkin (No. 2) NSWSC 496 NRMA v Scandrett [2002] NSWSC 1038 National Roads and Motorists' Association Ltd v Scandrett and Another [2002] NSWSC 1123; (2002) 43 ACSR 401 NRMA Insurance Ltd v Carroll [1999] NSWSC 1022; (1999) 32 ACSR 655 Re Polyresins Pty Ltd (1998) 28 ACSR 671 R v The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte 2HD Proprietary Limited (1979) 144 CLR 45 Silk Bros Proprietary Limited v State Electricity Commission (of Victoria) (1943) 67 CLR 1 Re Spargos Mining NL (1990) 3 ACSR 1 The State of New South Wales and Others v The Commonwealth of Australia and Carlton and Another (1983) 151 CLR 302 Sutherland v National Roads and Motorists' Association Ltd [2003] NSWSC 829; (2003) 47 ACSR 428 Thomas v H W Thomas Ltd [1984] 1 NZLR 686; (1984) 2 ACLC 610 Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission (New South Wales) v Browning (1947) 74 CLR 492 Ross Vincent Turnbull - First Plaintiff Alan Hanson Evans - Second Plaintiff Graham John Blight - Third Plaintiff Jonathan Keith Brett - Fourth Plaintiff PARTIES : Kenneth Michael Hill - Fifth Plaintiff Judith Olga Stack - Sixth Plaintiff Laurence Joseph Maher - Seventh Plaintiff Geoffrey Robert Toovey - Eighth Plaintiff Michael Thomas Tynan - Ninth Plaintiff National Roads and Motorists' Association Limited - Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3647/04 COUNSEL : J McCarthy QC/M Small - Plaintiffs and Defendant J B Whittle SC - for Mr Parkin (witness/insterested person) SOLICITORS : Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Plaintiffs and Defendant