Alliance Engineering Pty Ltd & Anor v Yarraburn Nominees Pty Ltd & Ors [2011] NSWCA 301

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Alliance Engineering Pty Ltd & Anor v Yarraburn Nominees Pty Ltd & Ors [2011] NSWCA 301 Hearing dates: 1 September 2011 Decision date: 21 September 2011 Before: Macfarlan JA at 1, Whealy JA at 2, Sackville AJA at 3 Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed. 2. Appellants pay the costs of the First and Second Respondents of the appeal. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: LEASE - hotel lease - construction of term prohibiting removal of a licence - whether assignee of lease entitled to transfer poker machine entitlement to third party without lessor's consent

HOTELS AND GAMING - authorisation to keep and operate poker machines - whether poker machine entitlements a license for the purposes of lease - Gaming Machines Act 2001, ss 15, 56 Legislation Cited: Gaming Machines Act 2001 Liquor Act 1982 Liquor Act 2007 Miscellaneous Acts (Casino, Liquor and Gaming) Amendment Act 2007 Cases Cited: Boreland v Docker [2007] NSWCA 94 Jabetin Pty Ltd v Liquor Administration Board [2005] NSWCA 602; 63 NSWLR 602 Lagudi Holdings Pty Ltd v Horizon Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 240 Mercantile Credits Ltd v Shell Co of Australia Ltd [1976] HCA 9; 136 CLR 326 Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd v English [2010] NSWCA 32 Pt Ltd v Maradona Pty Ltd (1992) 25 NSWLR 643 Westfield Management Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [2007] HCA 45; 233 CLR 528 Wonall Pty Ltd v Clarence Property Corporation Ltd [2003] NSWSC 497; 58 NSWLR 23 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alliance Engineering Pty Limited (First Appellant) Stephen John Lawler (Second Appellant)