In the matter of Motasea Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 69

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Motasea Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 69 Hearing dates: 17 December 2013 Decision date: 14 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Orders made for proceedings to be dismissed and plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - membership, rights and remedies - membership of company - where company's original register of members could not be located and no evidence of a valid transfer of share - whether plaintiff is a shareholder of the company - whether defendants are estopped from asserting that plaintiff is not a shareholder of the company - whether plaintiff had been validly appointed director of the company - whether company's current register of members should be corrected under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 175. CORPORATIONS - management and administration - application for inspection of or access to financial records, registers, documents and other information of company under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 198F - whether requirements for order are satisfied. Legislation Cited: - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 175, 198F, 231, 1274B(2), 1303, 1322 - Corporations Law (Cth) s 212 - Stamp Duties Act 1920 (NSW) Div 30 - Duties Act 1997 (NSW) Cases Cited: - Bon McArthur Transport Pty Ltd (in liq) (recs & mgrs apptd) v Lange [2007] NSWSC 1371 - Boulos v Carter; Re TARBS World TV Australia Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 891; (2005) 220 ALR 572; (2005) 54 ACSR 827 - Commonwealth v Verwayen [1990] HCA 39; (1990) 170 CLR 394 - Dick v Alan Powell Holdings Pty Ltd [2009] QSC 184 - Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd (1950) 82 CLR 1 - Hardcastle v Advanced Mining Technologies Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1846 - Maddocks v DJE Constructions Pty Ltd [1982] HCA 17; (1982) 148 CLR 104 - Oswal v Burrup Holdings Ltd [2011] FCA 609; (2011) 84 ACSR 65 - Peninsula Gold Pty Ltd v Sunbeam Victa Holdings Ltd (1996) 20 ACSR 553 - Queensland Independent Wholesalers Ltd v Coutts Townsville Pty Ltd [1989] 2 Qd R 40 - Re Jervois Mining Ltd; Campbell v Jervois Mining Ltd [2009] FCA 316 - Re Mogul Stud Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1639 - Stewart v Normandy NFM Ltd [2000] SASC 344; (2000) 18 ACLC 814 - Summer Hill Business Estate Pty Ltd Equititrust [2010] NSWSC 776 - Trade Practices Commission v TNT Management Pty Ltd (1984) 56 ALR 647 - Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Company Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1066; (2005) 65 NSWLR 300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Janine Ruth Gooley (Plaintiff) Motasea Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Melville William Gooley (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J T Johnson (Plaintiff) S Goodman (Defendants) Solicitors: Crawford Ryan Lawyers Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Whites Lawyers (Defendants) File Number(s): 2013/117486