In the matter of Electrical Energy Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 547

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Electrical Energy Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 547 Hearing dates: 6 May 2019 Decision date: 14 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Rees J Decision: Originating Process dismissed with costs: see [33]. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS — Winding up — Statutory demand — Where demand issued for running account balance — Where payment processed after preparation of demand but on same day — No dispute that payment made — No dispute as to underlying indebtedness —Whether offsetting claim — Whether defect in demand — No basis for varying or setting aside demand — Application dismissed. Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 459F, 459G, 459H, 459J Cases Cited: Advance Ship Design Pty Limited v DJ Ryan (1995) 16 ACSR 129 Apex Gold Pty Limited v Atlas Copco Pty Limited [2011] WASC 49 Collier Nominees Pty Limited v Consolidated Constructions Pty Limited (Santow J, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 3 July 1998, unrep.) Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Broadbeach Properties Pty Limited (2008) 237 CLR 473; [2008] HCA 41 Equipped Constructions Pty Limited v Form Architects Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 500 First State Computing Pty Limited v Kyling (1995) 13 ACLC 939 Hopetoun Kembla Investments Pty Ltd v JPR Legal Pty Ltd (2011) 87 ACSR 1; NSWSC 1343 at [36] In the matter of Australia Zhongfu Oil Gas Resources Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1208 In the matter of UGL Process Solutions Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 1256 Maniotis v Valimi Pty Limited (2002) 4 VR 386; [2002] VSCA 91 at [44] Mayaman Development Pty Limited v TQ Constructions Pty Limited [2009] QSC 144 Metro Chatswood Pty Ltd v CRI Chatswood Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1017 Saferack Pty Ltd v Marketing Heads Australia Pty Ltd (2007) 214 FLR 393; [2007] NSWSC 1143 Vitalia Pty Limited v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2005] WASC 179 Texts Cited: Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary (M Woodley, ed., 12th ed., Sweet & Maxwell, 2013) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Electrical Energy Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr TJ Morahan (Plaintiff) Mr K Metlej (Defendant)