Sutton v BE Australia WD Pty Ltd (admin apptd) [2010] NSWSC 772

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Sutton v BE Australia WD Pty Ltd (admin apptd) [2010] NSWSC 772 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S) : 26 March 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 15 July 2010

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Corporations List

JUDGMENT OF : Palmer J

DECISION : Order pursuant to s 447A(1) Corporations Act allowing admission of claim.

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS – DEED OF COMPANY ARRANGEMENT – "CREDITOR" – Whether person having unadjudicated claim under s 106 Industrial Relations Act is a "creditor" bound by a DOCA – whether Court has power under s 447A(1) Corporations Act to vary operation of Pt 5.3A to allow admission of such claim.

LEGISLATION CITED : - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – s 439A, s 440D(1), s 444A(4)(i), s 444D(1), s 447A, s 553(1), s 1321 - Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) – s 106

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

- Australasian Memory Pty Ltd v Brien (2000) 200 CLR 270 - Brash Holdings Ltd v Katile Pty Ltd [1996] 1 VR 24 - Buckingham v Pan Laboratories (Aust) Pty Ltd (in liq) (2004) 136 FCR 102 - Expile Pty Ltd v Jabb's Excavations Pty Ltd (2004) 22 ACLC 667 - Fisher v Madden (2001) 54 NSWLR 179 CASES CITED : - Honest Remark Pty Ltd v Allstate Explorations NL (2006) 234 ALR 765 - Huxtable, in the matter of Timeshare Resort Club Ltd (in liq) [2010] FCA 673 - Majik Markets Pty Ltd v Brake & Service Centre Drummoyne Pty Ltd (1991) 28 NSWLR 443 - Motor Group Australia Pty Ltd, Re (2005) 54 ACSR 389 - New Tel Ltd (in liq), Re (2004) 210 ALR 270 - Selim v McGrath (2003) 47 ACSR 537 - Silbermann v One.Tel Ltd (in liq) (2002) 167 FLR 274