In the matter of Douglas Aerospace Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 167

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Douglas Aerospace Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 167 Hearing dates: 4 February 2015 Date of orders: 09 March 2015 Decision date: 09 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Brereton J Decision: Order that pursuant to s 459H(4), the creditor's statutory demand dated 27 June 2014 served by the defendant on the plaintiff be varied so that the amount of the demand is $122,280 and the demand has effect as so varied from when it was served on the plaintiff. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – external administration – winding up – winding up in insolvency – creditors statutory demand – application to set aside – where demand based on judgment arising upon filing of adjudication certificate under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act – whether amenable to genuine dispute – whether amenable to offsetting claim – whether pendency of claim that adjudication is incorrect can found offsetting claim Legislation Cited: (Cth) Corporations Act 2001, s 459G, s 459H, s 459J (Cth) Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, s 177(1) (Cth) Taxation Administration Act 1953, Sch 1, s 105-100, s 255-5, s 1477M, s 1477R (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974, s 51AC (NSW) Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act 1999, s 14, s 15, s 16, s 23, s 24, s 25, s 32 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 101 (WA) Construction Contracts Act 2004, s 43 Cases Cited: ACN 001 891 103 Pty Ltd v Reiby Street Apartments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1345 Aldoga Aluminium Pty Ltd v De Silva Starr Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 284 All Type Developments Pty Ltd v Hickey [2010] 2 Qd R 199 Australian Beverage Distributors Pty Ltd v Evans & Tate Premium Wines Pty Ltd (2007) 61 ACSR 441 Bakota Holdings Pty Ltd v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1277 Barclays Australia (Finance) Ltd v Mike Gaffikin Marine Pty Ltd (1996) 21 ACSR 235 BBB Constructions Pty Ltd v Frankipile Australia Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 982; (2008) 68 ACSR 1 CCD Group Pty Limited v Premier Drywall Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 1012 Classic Ceramic Importers Pty Ltd v Ceramica Antiga SA (1994) 13 ACSR 263 Collier Nominees Pty Ltd v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd (NSWSC, Santow J, unreported, 3 July 1998, BC9803056) Cranney Farm Pty Ltd v Corowa Fertilizers Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 9 Demir Pty Ltd v Graf Plumbing Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 553 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Broadbeach Properties (2008) 237 CLR 473 Diddy Boy v Design [2009] NSWSC 14 Diploma Construction (WA) Pty Ltd v KPA Architects Pty Ltd [2014] WASCA 91 Douglas Aerospace v Indistri Engineering Albury [2014] NSWSC 1445 Eagle Homes Pty Ltd v LED Builders Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 1049 Ettamogah Pub (Rouse Hill) Pty Limited v Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd (In Liq) [2006] NSWSC 1450 Eumina Investments Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1998) 84 FCR 454 Falgat Constructions Pty Ltd v Equity Australia Corporation Pty Ltd (2005) 62 NSWLR 385 Falgat Constructions v Masterform [2005] NSWSC 525 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89 Greenaways Australia Pty Ltd v CBC Management Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 1186 Jesseron Holdings Pty Ltd v Middle East Trading Consultants Pty Ltd (No 1) (1994) 13 ACSR 455 Joadja Whiskey v Abraham [2007] NSWSC 860 John Holland Construction and Engineering Pty Ltd v Kilpatrick Green Pty Ltd (1994) 14 ACSR 250 John Shearer Ltd v Gehl Co (1995) 18 ACSR 780 Max Cooper & Sons (Builders) Pty Ltd v M & E Booth & Sons Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 929; (2003) 47 ACSR 696; (2003) 202 ALR 680 Midas Management Pty Ltd v Equator Communications Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 759; (2007) 25 ACLC 1038 Musico v Davenport [2003] NSWSC 977 Plus 55 Village Management Pty Ltd v Parisi Homes Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 559 Prime City Investments Pty Limited v Paul Jones & Associates Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 2 Project Venture Development No 11 Pty Limited v TQM Design & Construct Pty Limited [2009] NSWSC 699 Quadwest Development Pty Ltd v Thi [2009] WASC 54 Reed Construction (Q) P/L v Dellsun P/L [2009] QSC 263 Scope Data Systems Pty Ltd v BDO Nelson Parkhill (2003) 199 ALR 6; [2003] NSWSC 137 Shellbridge Pty Ltd v Rider Hunt Sydney Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1152 Timberland Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 466 Virtual Technologies International Ltd v Gye [2010] NSWSC 399 Wilden Pty Ltd v Greenco Pty Ltd (1995) 13 ACLC 1039 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Douglas Aerospace Pty Ltd (plaintiff) Indistri Engineering Albury Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: N Obrart (plaintiff) C Botsman (defendant)