Satz v ACN 069 808 957 Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 365

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Satz v ACN 069 808 957 Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 365

HEARING DATE(S) : 20/04/10

JUDGMENT DATE : 30 April 2010

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Corporations List

JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

DECISION : Application for order setting aside orders of 14 December 2009 dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - judgments and orders - amending varying and setting aside - order in favour of member and against company for access to company books - company subject to deed of company arrangement - originating process delivered to deed administrators - whether company served - no appearance by company at hearing - whether company had adequate notice of hearing - duty of plaintiff proceeding in absence of defendant - distinction, for that purpose, between case where defendant notified of hearing and case where defendant not so notified - various alleged misstatements to court - assessment of these - none warrants interference with orders made

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 9, 109X(1), 247A, 247B, 435C(2)(a). 440D, 444D, 444E(3) LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth), clause 2(j) of Schedule 8A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rules 10.1, 10.2, 10.5(1)(d), 36.15(1), 36.16(2)(b)

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Areva NC (Australia) Pty Ltd v Summit Resources (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] WASC 10 Cameron v Cole [1944] HCA 5; (1944) 68 CLR 571 Czerwinski v Syrena Royal Pty Ltd (No 1) [2000] VSC 125; (2000) 34 ACSR 245 Elton v Cavil (No 2) (1994) 34 NSWLR 289 Finn v Firefast Pty Ltd [2004] QSC 203 Fitzgerald v Masters (1956) 95 CLR 420 In the Marriage of Black and Kellner (1992) 106 FLR 154 In the Marriage of Briese (1985) 10 Fam LR 642 Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 CASES CITED : J Aron Corp v Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 533: (2004) 183 FLR 90 Kavia Holdings Pty Ltd v Werncog Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 839 Metwally v University of Wollongong (No 2) [1985] HCA 28 (1985) 59 ALJR 481 Owners of SS Kalibia v Wilson [1910] HCA 77; (1910) 11 CLR 689 Reed Constructions Australia Ltd v DM Fabrications Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1190; (2007) 25 ACLC 1463 Re Gruzman; Ex parte The Prothonotary (1968) 70 SR (NSW) 316 Roach v B&W Steel Pty Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 110 Rowland v Meudon Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 381; (2008) 66 ACSR 83 Satz v ACN 069 808 975 [2009] NSWSC 1459 Thomas A Edison Ltd v Bullock [1912] HCA 72; (1912) 15 CLR 679