In the matter of Rocha Pty Ltd (Deregistered) [2016] NSWSC 899

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Rocha Pty Ltd (Deregistered) [2016] NSWSC 899 Hearing dates: Monday, 23 May 2016 Date of orders: 22 June 2016 Decision date: 22 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Brereton J Decision: Application for declaration that dissolution of company dissolved in 1980 is void dismissed, on basis that there is no longer any jurisdiction to make such an order Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – dissolution – striking off of defunct company – reinstatement – where company struck off under (NSW) Companies Act 1961 – no jurisdiction under (CTH) Corporations Act 2001 – whether jurisdiction available under (NSW) Companies Act 1961 – where Act repealed in 2008 – held, jurisdiction no longer available – whether revesting order required where dissolution declared void – held, not required Legislation Cited: (CTH) Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 1989, s 253, s 254 (CTH) Corporations Act 2001, s 9, s 601AH, s 1371, s 1378 (CTH) Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, s 8(1), s 261 (NSW) Companies Act 1961, s 307, s 308, s 310 (NSW) Companies (Application of Laws) Act 1981, s 6, s 23 (NSW) Companies (New South Wales) Code 1981, s 459 (NSW) Corporations (New South Wales) Act 1990, s 84 Cases Cited: Armitage v HXE Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1109 Baird v WJT Howes Investments Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1232; (2008) 68 ACSR 485 Best v Yellow Express Carriers Ltd [2004] NSWSC 666 C W Dixon Ltd, Re [1947] Ch 251 City West Water Ltd v Mr D Investments Pty Ltd [2002] VSC 553; (2002) 171 FLR 392 Kilkenny Engineering Pty Ltd, Re (1976) 1 ACLR 285 Morris v Harris [1927] AC 252 Parker v Australian Asbestos Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 520 Servers of the Blind League, Re [1960] 1 WLR 564 Shaw v Goodsmith Industries Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 406 Smith v White Knight Laundry Ltd [2001] EWCA Civ 660; [2001] 3 All ER 862 Tan v ASIC [2011] NSWSC 58 Wangi Wangi Development Co Ltd, Re (1994) 12 ACLC 297 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Romeesh Amar (plaintiff) Representation: Counsel: J Dooley (plaintiff)