Westnet WA Infrastructure Holdings Limited [2015] NSWSC 658

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Westnet WA Infrastructure Holdings Limited [2015] NSWSC 658 Hearing dates: 27 May 2015 Date of orders: 29 May 2015 Decision date: 29 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Young AJA Decision: See [32] – [41] Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - winding up - voluntary winding up - Powers of court under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s.511 REMUNERATION OF LIQUIDATORS - review of liquidator's remuneration - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Section 504 UNCLAIMED MONIES – to be paid to ASIC - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Sections 414 (15) and 544 Cases Cited: Re Charter Travel Co Ltd (1997) 25 ACSR 337 Re Walker [2005] NSWSC 557; 189 FLR 467 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ian James Purchas in his capacity as liquidator – first plaintiff Westnet WA Infrastructure Holdings Pty Limited – second plaintiff Alinta Funds Management Limited – third plaintiff WNG Finance Pty Limited – fourth plaintiff Westnet Infrastructure Group Pty Limited – fifth plaintiff Westnet Energy Services Pty Limited – sixth plaintiff Prime Westnet Holdings Pty Limited – seventh plaintiff Prime AET & D Holdings No 2 Pty Limited – eighth plaintiff Prime AET & D Holdings No 3 Pty Limited – ninth plaintiff Prime AET & D Holdings No 4 Pty Limited – tenth plaintiff Alinta Infrastructure Limited – eleventh plaintiff Representation: Counsel: P M Knowles – for the plaintiffs