In the matter of BMT & Associates Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1082

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of BMT & Associates Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1082 Hearing dates: 21 July 2014 Decision date: 21 July 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Orders made for dismissal of application and for plaintiff's representative to pay the costs of the application, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - deregistration - reinstatement under Corporations Act (2001) Cth s 601AH(2) - whether plaintiff is a person aggrieved by deregistration of a company - whether just to reinstate the registration of a company - whether company is insolvent - whether a liquidator could be appointed to company. Legislation Cited: - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 601AH(2) - Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) s 55 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 13.4 Cases Cited: - ACN 078 272 867 Pty Ltd (in liq) v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2011] HCA 46; (2011) 282 ALR 607 - Re Anglo Coal (Drayton Management) Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 604; (2005) 23 ACLC 82 - Re Data Homes Pty Ltd [1971] 1 NSWLR 338 - Re Graf Holdings Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 217 - Re Immunosearch Pty Ltd (1990) 2 ACSR 455 - Re Mascot Home Furnishers Pty Ltd (in liq) [1970] VR 593 - Wedgewood Hallam Pty Ltd v ASIC [2011] FCA 439 - WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Picton Truck & Trailer Repairs Pty Ltd (De-registered) [2004] NSWCA 371; (2004) 51 ACSR 102 Texts Cited: - Austin and Black's Annotations to the Corporations Act Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Sara Kovarfi (Plaintiff) BMT & Associates Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Thomas Charles Plenty (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Williams (Defendants) Solicitors: Ms E Kovarfi (appearing for Ms S Kovarfi - Plaintiff) Yeldham Price O'Brien Lusk (Defendants) File Number(s): 2014/115413