Visy Paper Pty Ltd v Glass Granulates Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1387

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Visy Paper Pty Ltd v Glass Granulates Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1387 Hearing dates: 18, 19 September 2014 Decision date: 10 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraph [118] Catchwords: EQUITY - where supply agreement between parties - proper construction of terms of contract - where contract provides definition of rubbish - where party refused to accept supply and contended it contained asbestos contaminated material - whether definition includes asbestos contaminated material - application of ejusdem generis principle - whether contract void for illegality Legislation Cited: Protection of the Environment Operation Act 1997 Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 Cases Cited: Apollo Shower Screens Pty Ltd v Building and Constructions Industry Long Service Payments Corp (1985) 1 NSWLR 561 Blatch v Archer (1774) 1 Cowp 63 Brighton v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group [2011] NSWCA 152 Chandris v Isbrandtsen-Moller Co Inc [1951] 1 KB 240 Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Tasty Chicks Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 181 Codelfa Construction Pty Limited v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 Cody v J H Nelson Pty Ltd (1947) 74 CLR 629 Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Cordon Investments Pty Ltd v Lesdor Properties Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 184 De Vries v Rapid Metal Developments (Australia) Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 100 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Clark (2003) 57 NSWLR 113 Dunavant Enterprises v Olympia Spinning and Weaving Mills [2011] EWHC 2028 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd [2014] HCA 7 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton (2012) 246 CLR 498 Franklins Pty Ltd v Metcash Trading Ltd (2009) 76 NSWLR 603 Frauenfelder v Reid (1963) 109 CLR 42 Gardiner v Agricultural and Rural Finance Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 235 Global Network Services Pty Ltd v Legion Telecall Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 279 Harnett v Yielding [1803-1813] All ER Rep 704 Huntlee Pty Ltd v Sweetwater Action Group Inc; Minister for Planning and Infrastructure v Sweetwater Action Group Inc [2011] NSWCA 378 Jireh International Pty Ltd t/as Gloria Jeans Coffee v Western Exports Services Inc [2011] NSWCA 137 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Jones v Sutherland Shire Council [1979] 2 NSWLR 206 Langley v Foster (1906) 4 CLR 167 Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Ltd v GPT RE Ltd [2006] NSWCA 207 Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Heurtey SA and Anor (2014) 310 ALR 113; [2014] NSWCA 184 Miller v Miller (2011) 242 CLR 446 Newey v Westpac Banking Corporation [2014] NSWCA 319 R v Regos and Martin (1947) 74 CLR 613 Re Golden Key [2009] EWCA Civ 636 Robertson v Admans (1922) 31 CLR 250 Stewart v Lizars [1965] VR 210 Tandrin Aviation Holdings Limited v Aero Toy Store and Insured Aircraft Title Service [2010] EWHC 40 Wilkie v Gordian Runoff Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 522 Vetter v Lake Macquarie City Council (2001) 202 CLR 439 Yango Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v First Chicago Australia Limited (1978) 139 CLR 410 Texts Cited: Chitty on Contracts (Sweet and Maxwell, 30th edition, 2008) J W Carter, The Construction of Commercial Contracts (Hart Publishing, 2013) Lewison and Hughes, The Interpretation of Contracts in Australia (Lawbook Co, 2012) Meagher Gummow and Lehane's Equity: Doctrines and Remedies (LexisNexis Butterworths, 4th edition, 2002) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Visy Paper Pty Ltd trading as Visy Recycling (in its capacity as trustee of the Southern Paper Converters Trust) - plaintiff Glass Granulates Pty Ltd - defendant Representation: Counsel: J Robson SC with R White - plaintiff T Hale SC with D Mitchell - defendant Solicitors: Arnold Bloch Leibler - plaintiff Minter Ellison - defendant File Number(s): 2014/201449 Publication restriction: n/a