In the matter of Jury & Spiers Proprietary Limited [2016] NSWSC 900

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Jury & Spiers Proprietary Limited [2016] NSWSC 900 Hearing dates: Monday, 30 May 2016 Date of orders: 29 June 2016 Decision date: 29 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Brereton J Decision: Pursuant to (SA) Companies (South Australia) Code, declare the dissolution of the company void, and appoint a new liquidator Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – dissolution – reinstatement – where company dissolved, following liquidation, in 1983 under Companies (South Australia) Code – whether jurisdiction to declare dissolution void remains available Legislation Cited: (CTH) Company Law Reform Act 1998 (CTH) Corporations Act 2001, s 471B, 500, s 502, s 503, s 601AG, s 601AH (NSW) Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946, s 6 (NSW) Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (SA) Companies (Application of Laws) Act 1981, s 6 (SA) Companies (South Australia) Code, s 371, s 401, s 404, s 405, s 411, s 458, s 459, s 539(4)(d) (SA) Companies Act 1961, s 307, s 308 (SA) Companies and Securities (Interpretation and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Application of Laws) Act 1981 (SA) Corporations (South Australia) Act 1990, s 84, s 85, s 87 (SA) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987, s 4 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 Chubb Insurance Company of Australia Ltd v Moore [2013] NSWCA 212 City West Water Ltd v Mr D Investments Pty Ltd [2002] VSC 553; 171 FLR 392; ERB International Pty Limited (deregistered), In the matter of [2014] NSWSC 200 Hopkins v AECOM Australia Pty Ltd (No 4) [2015] FCA 307 K P Wee Investments Pty Ltd, Re (1993) 32 NSWLR 745; 12 ACSR 620; 12 ACLC 157 Kenney v McCann (1992) 7 WAR 329; sub nom Re Steelmaster Pty Ltd (in liq) (1992) 10 ACLC 176 National Australia Bank Ltd v Australian Securities Commission (1991) 5 ACSR 453; 9 ACLC 1093 Parker v Australian Asbestos Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 520 Porter, Re (1994) 15 ACSR 424 Rocha Pty Ltd (Deregistered), In the matter of [2016] NSWSC 899 Shaw v Goodsmith Industries Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 406 Stone v ACN 000 337 940 Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1058; (2008) 68 ACSR 242 Tan v ASIC [2011] NSWSC 58 Wangi Wangi Development Co Ltd, Re (1994) 12 ACLC 297 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Francis Lawrence Daniels (plaintiff) Jury & Spiers Proprietary Limited (deregistered) (first defendant) Australian Securities and Investments Commission (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Behringer (solicitor)(plaintiff)