In the matter of Hunter Bulk Materials Pty Ltd (subject to a deed of company arrangement) [2011] NSWSC 467

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Hunter Bulk Materials Pty Ltd (subject to a deed of company arrangement) [2011] NSWSC 467 Hearing dates: 12 May 2011 Decision date: 20 May 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Ward J Decision: Order for production limited in scope and examinations to be held in private. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - application for access to confidential affidavits filed pursuant to s 596C(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - application to set aside order for production - application to set aside examination summonses - HELD - access to confidential affidavits not granted - order for production limited in scope - examination summonses not set aside - direction that examinations be held in private and as to manner in which examinations to be transcribed Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Brisbane South Regional Health Authority (1996) 139 ALR 1 Clifton v Robinson (1853) 16 Beav 355; 51 ER 816 Commonwealth of Australia v Sheahan, in the matter of Markethaven Pty Ltd (subject to a deed of company arrangement) [2004] FCA 1301 Fodare Pty Ltd v Shearn [2010] NSWSC 737 Garrard v Email Furniture Pty Ltd (1993) 32 NSWLR 662 Hong Kong Bank of Australia Limited v Murphy (1992) 28 NSWLR 512 In the matter of Mendarma Pty Ltd (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 1306 Itek Graphix Pty Ltd v Elliott (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 Meteyard v Love (2005) 65 NSWLR 36 O'Brien v Wily (2009) 74 ACSR 145 Parbery Re Trio Capital Ltd [2010] NSWSC 775 Re Emanuel Investments P/L (in liq) & Ors (1996) 19 ACSR 198 Re Eurostar Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 633 Re Excel; Worthley v England (1994) 52 FCR 69 Re Hugh J Roberts Pty Ltd (1970) 91 WN (NSW) 537; [1970] 2 NSWR 582 Re New Cap Reinsurance Corp Holdings Ltd; Gibbons [2001] NSWSC 835 Re New Tel Limited (In Liquidation); Evans v Wainter Pty Ltd (2005) 221 ALR 331; 54 ACSR 284 Re Southern Equities Corporation Ltd (in liq); Bond & Caboche v England (1997) 25 ACSR 394 Southern Cross Petroleum Sales (SA) Pty Ltd (in liq) v Hirsch (1998) 70 SASR 527 Strarch International Ltd [2005] NSWSC 583 Thomas A Edison Ltd v Bullock (1912) 15 CLR 679 Town & Country v Partnership Pacific (1988) 20 FCR 540 Walter Rau Neusser Oel Und Fett AG v Cross Pacific Trading Ltd [2005] FCA 955 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 White v Overland [2001] FCA 1333 Wily re LED (South Coast) Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 946; (2009) 74 ACSR 145 Texts Cited: Austin and Black's Annotations to the Corporations Act Ford's Principles of Corporations Law McPherson's Law of Company Liquidation Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Adam Shepard (in his capacity as deed administrator of Hunter Bulk Materials Pty Ltd) (subject to a deed of company arrangement (Plaintiff/Respondent) Representation: Counsel A Lo Surdo (Plaintiff/Respondent) F P Hicks (Applicants) Solicitors Brown Wright Stein (Plaintiff/Respondent) Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Applicants) File Number(s): 06/257402 Publication restriction: No