In the matter of Bias Boating Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1524

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Bias Boating Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1524 Hearing dates: 6 November 2017 Date of orders: 09 November 2017 Decision date: 09 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Brereton J Decision: Leave be granted to the plaintiff to join in the originating process each of the 23 defendants named in it. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether claim under (CTH) Corporations Act 2001, s 588F, validly made in the absence of leave under (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 6.19 – held, claim not invalid.

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether if leave were granted under r 6.19, proceedings should be taken to have commenced outside limitation period – held, they should not be. Legislation Cited: (CTH) Corporations Act 2001, s 91, s 436A, s 471B, s 500(2), s 588FF, s 1635(4) (CTH) Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 6.18, r 6.19, r 6.23, r 6.24, r 6.28, r 16.28 Cases Cited: Australian Coastal Shipping Commission v Curtis Cruising Pty Ltd (1989) 17 NSWLR 734 Bell Group Ltd v Westpac Banking Corp (2000) 104 FCR 305; [2000] FCA 439 BHG Nominees Pty Ltd v Ellis Young Investments Pty Ltd (1998) 16 ACLC 1539 Ceric v C E Heath Underwriting & Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd (1994) 4 NTLR 135 Coastal Constructions Pty Ltd (In liq), Re (1994) 13 ACSR 329 Dean-Willcocks v Air Transit International Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 64 Fernance v Nominal Defendant (1989) 17 NSWLR 710 Grant Samuel Corporate Finance Pty Ltd v Fletcher (2015) 254 CLR 477 Jones v Sun Engineering (Qld) Pty Ltd [2017] WASC 195 Moore v Scolaro's Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd (in liq) (2004) Aust Torts Reports 81-767; [2004] VSCA 152 Qantas Airways Ltd v AF Liddle Pty Ltd [1981] 2 NSWLR 34 Sihota v Pacific Sands Motel (2003) 56 NSWLR 721; [2003] NSWSC 119 Testro Bros Consolidated Ltd, Re [1965] VR 18 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ian James Purchas (first plaintiff) Bias Boating Pty Ltd (second plaintiff) Inprint Pty Ltd (fourth defendant) Commissioner of State Revenue (Qld) (eleventh defendant) Marine Distributors International Pty Ltd (twelfth defendant) RFD (Australia) Pty Ltd (seventeenth defendant) Coast International Pty Ltd (nineteenth defendant) Representation: Counsel: M. Castle (plaintiffs) G. George (fourth defendant) I. Mescher (eleventh defendant) J. Lo Schiavo (twelfth defendant and nineteenth defendant) D. Hume (seventeenth defendant)