Port Macquarie-Hastings Council v Diveva Pty Limited ABN 34 003 779 815 trading as Mid Coast Road Services [2017] NSWCA 4

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council v Diveva Pty Limited ABN 34 003 779 815 trading as Mid Coast Road Services [2017] NSWCA 4 Hearing dates: 12 January 2017; 27 January 2017 Decision date: 01 February 2017 Before: Payne JA Decision: (1) Applicant pay sum of $247,443 plus post judgment interest into Court by 4pm Friday 3 February 2017;

(2) Stay granted by Hall J on 15 December 2016 be extended until further order of the Court of Appeal;

(3) Appeal expedited;

(4) Costs of the motion to be the respondent to the motion's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – stay of judgment pending appeal – applicable principles – whether evidence establishes a risk that the judgment will not be repaid if not stayed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 100 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 51.44(1), 51.9 Cases Cited: Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corp Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Hastings Shire Council (1977) 180 CLR 266 Crowe-Maxwell v Frost [2016] NSWCA 46 Hickey v Land Enviro Corp Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 472 Kalifair Pty Ltd v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 737; [2002] NSWCA 383 New South Wales Bar Association v Stevens [2003] NSWCA 95 TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd v Antoniadis (No 2) (1999) 48 NSWLR 381 Vaughan v Dawson [2008] NSWCA 169 Woolworths Ltd v Strong (No 2) (2011) 80 NSWLR 445; [2011] NSWCA 72 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (applicant) Diveva Pty Limited ABN 34 003 779 815 trading as Mid Coast Road Services (respondent) Representation: Counsel: B De Buse w M Bennett (applicant) B Hemsworth (Solicitor) (respondent)