Brewster v BMW Australia Ltd [2019] NSWCA 35

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Brewster v BMW Australia Ltd [2019] NSWCA 35 Hearing dates: 4 and 5 February 2019 Date of orders: 01 March 2019 Decision date: 01 March 2019 Before: Meagher JA; Ward JA; Leeming JA Decision: 1. Answer the question stated for separate determination as follows: Does the Court have the power to make Order 1 sought in the Notice of Motion filed by the Plaintiff on 14 August 2018 (Common Fund Motion)? Answer: "Yes".

2. Grant leave to the parties and Regency Funding to supply to the Associate of Meagher JA within 14 days (a) agreed short minutes of order, or (b) proposed short minutes of order, and submissions not to exceed five pages in support of such further orders as each seeks, with a view to whether any further orders are made being heard and determined on the papers. Catchwords: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – separation of powers –acquisition of property – whether common fund order contrary to separation of powers – whether common fund order acquisition of property other than on just terms – consideration of additional considerations in challenge to order made by Supreme Court pursuant to State legislation

REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – common fund order – whether power to make interlocutory order binding group members and presumptively entitling funder to 25% of any judgment or compromise – power available Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 157, 159, 162, 166, 173, 175–183, Part 10 Commonwealth Constitution, ss 51(xxxi), 96, Chapter III Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 – Australian Consumer Law Community Protection Act 1994 (NSW) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 22, 33N, 33Z, 33ZF, 37M, Part IVA Federal Court Rules 1979, Order 6 r 13 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 31 Judicature Act 1873 (UK), s 24 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), ss 78B, 79 Maintenance, Champerty and Barratry Abolition Act 1993 (NSW), ss 3, 4, 6 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 23, 63 Supreme Court Rules 1970, Part 8 r 13 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 1.21, 28.2, 42.1 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd v Amalgamated Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (1932) 47 CLR 1; [1932] HCA 9 Attorney General v 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 349; (2006) 236 ALR 385 Aubrey v The Queen (2017) 260 CLR 305; [2017] HCA 18 Australasian Memory Pty Ltd v Brien (2000) 200 CLR 270; [2000] HCA 30 Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106; [1992] HCA 45 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd (2001) 204 CLR 559; [2001] HCA 1 Australian Tape Manufacturers Association Ltd v Commonwealth (1993) 176 CLR 480; [1993] HCA 10 Bank of New South Wales v Commonwealth (1948) 76 CLR 1; [1948] HCA 7 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334; [1999] HCA 9 Campbells Cash and Carry Pty Ltd v Fostif Pty Ltd (2006) 229 CLR 386; [2006] HCA 41 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Cash Converters International Ltd v Gray (2014) 223 FCR 139; [2014] FCAFC 111 Clunies-Ross v Commonwealth (1984) 155 CLR 193; [1984] HCA 65 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Clark (2003) 57 NSWLR 113; [2003] NSWCA 91 Dorajay Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (2005) 147 FCR 394; [2005] FCA 1483 Durham Holdings Pty Ltd v New South Wales (2001) 205 CLR 399; [2001] HCA 7 Ethicon Sàrl v Gill [2018] FCAFC 137 Falcke v Scottish Imperial Insurance Company (1886) 34 ChD 234 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Fostif Pty Ltd v Campbells Cash & Carry Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 203; [2005] NSWCA 83 H A Bachrach Pty Ltd v The State of Queensland (1998) 195 CLR 547; [1998] HCA 54 Hall v Poolman (2009) 75 NSWLR 99; [2009] NSWCA 64 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 ICM Agriculture v Commonwealth (2009) 240 CLR 140; [2009] HCA 51 Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [1972] HCA 75; (1972) 46 ALJR 35 Industrial Relations Act Case (1996) 187 CLR 416; [1996] HCA 56 Jameson v Professional Investment Services Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1437; (2007) 215 FLR 377 Jameson v Professional Investment Services Pty Ltd (2009) 72 NSWLR 281; [2009] NSWCA 28 JC Williamson Ltd v Lukey (1931) 45 CLR 282; [1931] HCA 15 Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (1995) 36 NSWLR 374 Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (1996) 189 CLR 51; [1996] HCA 24 Kirk v Industrial Court (NSW) (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission (2013) 251 CLR 196; [2013] HCA 39 Lenthall v Westpac Life Insurance Services Ltd [2018] FCA 1422 Leon Fink Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Film Commission (1979) 141 CLR 672; [1979] HCA 26 Lumbers v W Cook Builders Pty Ltd (in liq) (2008) 232 CLR 635; [2008] HCA 27 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Nystrom (2006) 228 CLR 566; [2006] HCA 50 Money Max Int Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Group Limited (2016) 245 FCR 191; [2016] FCAFC 148 Multiplex Funds Management Ltd v P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd (2007) 164 FCR 275; [2007] FCAFC 200 Owen Brewster v BMW Australia Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1602 Owners of the Ship "Shin Kobe Maru" v Empire Shipping Co Inc (1994) 181 CLR 404; [1994] HCA 5 Paliflex Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (NSW) (2003) 219 CLR 325; [2003] HCA 65 Parker v The Commonwealth (1965) 112 CLR 295; [1965] HCA 12 Precision Data Holdings Ltd v Wills (1991) 173 CLR 167; [1991] HCA 58 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd [2018] HCA 4; (2018) 92 ALJR 248 R v Jogee and Ruddock v The Queen [2017] AC 387 R v Oregan; Ex parte Oregan (1957) 97 CLR 323; [1957] HCA 18 Re JRL; ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342; [1986] HCA 39 Re Macks; ex parte Saint (2000) 204 CLR 158; [2000] HCA 62 Rizeq v Western Australia (2017) 262 CLR 1; [2017] HCA 23 Roads and Maritime Services v Desane Properties Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 196 Roxborough v Rothmans of Pall Mall Australia Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 516; [2001] HCA 68 Shade Systems Pty Ltd v Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) (2016) 95 NSWLR 157; [2016] NSWCA 379 Targus Australia Pty Ltd v Targus Group (UK) Ltd [2019] NSWCA 9 The City of Chester (1884) 9 PD 182 The Owners – Strata Plan No 70798 v Bakkante Constructions Pty Ltd (2014) 88 NSWLR 513; [2014] NSWCA 410 Thomson Australian Holdings Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1981) 148 CLR 150; [1981] HCA 48 Unions NSW v New South Wales [2019] HCA 1; (2019) 93 ALJR 166 United Salvage Pty Ltd v Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SNC (2007) 163 FCR 183; [2007] FCAFC 115 Walsh v Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd (1996) 21 ACSR 213 Wheat case (1915) 20 CLR 54; [1915] HCA 17 Wileypark Pty Ltd v AMP Ltd [2018] FCAFC 143; (2018) 359 ALR 43 Wong v Silkfield Pty Ltd (1999) 199 CLR 255; [1999] HCA 48 Texts Cited: J Basten, "The Principle of Legality – An Unhelpful Label?" in D Meagher and M Groves (Eds), The Principle of Legality in Australia and New Zealand (Federation Press, 2017) J Rose, Maintenance in Medieval England (Cambridge University Press, 2017) P Sales, "Legislative Intention, Interpretation, and the Principle of Legality" (2019) 40(1) Statute Law Review 53 The Law Reform Commission, "Grouped Proceedings in the Federal Court" [1988] ALRC 46 Category: Principal judgment Parties: BMW Australia Ltd (Applicant) Owen Brewster (Respondent) Regency Funding Pty Ltd (Intervener) Representation: Counsel: J Kirk SC and T Prince (Applicant) J Sheahan SC, E Holmes and M Swanson (Respondent) C Bova and B Lim (Intervener)