Haselhurst v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd t/as Toyota Australia; Whisson v Subaru (Aust) Pty Ltd; Kularathne v Honda Australia Pty Ltd; Brewster v BMW Australia Ltd; Bond v Nissan Motor Co (Australia) Pty Ltd; Coates v Mazda Australia Pty Ltd; Dwyer v Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd t/as Volkswagen Australia [2020] NSWCA 66

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Haselhurst v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd t/as Toyota Australia; Whisson v Subaru (Aust) Pty Ltd; Kularathne v Honda Australia Pty Ltd; Brewster v BMW Australia Ltd; Bond v Nissan Motor Co (Australia) Pty Ltd; Coates v Mazda Australia Pty Ltd; Dwyer v Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd t/as Volkswagen Australia [2020] NSWCA 66 Hearing dates: 19 February 2020 Date of orders: 22 April 2020 Decision date: 22 April 2020 Before: Bell P at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [19]; Leeming JA at [20]; Payne JA at [21]; Emmett AJA at [132]. Decision: (1) Leave to appeal granted in matters 2017/00340824; 2017/00378526; 2017/00353017; 2018/00009555; 2018/00009565; 2018/00042244 and 2018/00322648; (2) Appeal allowed; (3) Set aside order 16 made in proceedings 2017/00340824; 2017/00378526; 2017/00353017; 2018/00009555; 2018/00009565; 2018/00042244 and 2018/00322648; (4) Remit the matters to the Equity Division; (5) Respondents to pay the costs of the appellants. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – representative proceedings – Part 10 Civil Procedure Act – group members – s 183 – interlocutory order made to facilitate settlement at proposed mediation – registration of group members – group members who did not register barred from receiving any settlement amount – order that group members barred from bringing subsequent proceedings against defendant – power to make order

CIVIL PROCEDURE – representative proceedings – Part 10 Civil Procedure Act – group members – s 183 – registration of group members – group members who did not register barred from receiving any settlement and from bringing subsequent proceedings against defendant – whether discretion to make order miscarried Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), Part 4, ss 56, 57, 58, 61(1), Part 10 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Part IVA Matrimonial Causes Act 1959-1966 (Cth) ss 84, 86, 89(1) Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic), Part 4A Cases Cited: Australian Health & Nutrition Association Ltd v Hive Marketing Group Pty Ltd (2019) 99 NSWLR 419; [2019] NSWCA 61 Australian Securities Commission v Marlborough Gold Mines Ltd (1993) 177 CLR 485; [1993] HCA 15 BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster [2019] HCA 45; (2019) 94 ALJR 51 Bradgate (Trustee) v Ashley Services Group Ltd [2017] FCA 1591 Bray v F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd [2003] FCA 1505 Brewster v BMW Australia Ltd [2019] NSWCA 35; (2019) 366 ALR 171 Camping Warehouse Australia Pty Ltd v Downer EDI Ltd [2016] VSC 784 Capic v Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd [2016] FCA 102 Cominos v Cominos (1972) 127 CLR 588; [1972] HCA 54 Dorajay Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Leisure Ltd [2008] FCA 1311; (2008) 67 ACSR 569 Dorajay Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (2005) 147 FCR 394; [2005] FCA 1483 Earglow Pty Ltd v Newcrest Mining Ltd [2016] FCA 1433 Earglow Pty Ltd v Newcrest Mining Ltd (2015) 230 FCR 469; [2015] FCA 328 Farey v National Australia Bank Ltd [2014] FCA 1242 Hobbs Anderson Investments Pty Limited v Oz Minerals Ltd [2011] FCA 801 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Inabu Pty Ltd v Leighton Holdings Ltd [2014] FCA 622 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212 Johnston v Endeavour Energy [2015] NSWSC 1117 Jones v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 296 Kamasaee v Commonwealth of Australia (No 8) [2017] VSC 167 King v AG Australia Holdings Ltd (formerly GIO Australia Holdings Ltd) [2003] FCA 980 Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Inc v His Eminence Petar the Diocesan Bishop of Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (2008) 237 CLR 66; [2008] HCA 42 Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32; (2019) 93 ALJR 1164 Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd (No 13) (2013) 39 VR 255; [2013] VSC 17 McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 104 McKay Super Solutions Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Bellamy's Australia Ltd [2017] FCA 947 McKay Super Solutions Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Bellamy's Australia Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 215; (2019) 135 ACSR 278 McMullin v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd (No 6) (1998) 84 FCR 1; [1998] FCA 658 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (2017) 252 FCR 1; [2017] FCAFC 98 Mercieca v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 204 Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd v Victoria (2002) 211 CLR 1; [2002] HCA 27 Money Max Int Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Group Ltd (2016) 245 FCR 191; [2016] FCAFC 148 Multiplex Funds Management Ltd v P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd (2007) 164 FCR 275; [2007] FCAFC 200 Newstart 123 Pty Ltd v Billabong International Ltd [2016] FCA 1194; (2016) 343 ALR 662 Perry v Powercor Australia Ltd [2012] VSC 113 Rod Investments (Vic) Pty Ltd v Clark [2005] VSC 449 The Owners of the Ship "Shin Kobe Maru" v Empire Shipping Company Inc (1994) 181 CLR 404; [1994] HCA 54 Timbercorp Finance Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Collins [2015] VSC 461 Thomas v Powercor Australia Ltd [2011] VSC 614 Watson v AWB Ltd [2007] FCA 1367 Webster (Trustee) v Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co Ltd (No 3) [2018] FCA 990 Wigmans v AMP Ltd [2019] NSWCA 243; (2019) 373 ALR 323 Texts Cited: Australian Law Reform Commission, Integrity, Fairness and Efficiency—An Inquiry into Class Action Proceedings and Third-Party Litigation Funders, (No 134 2018), [1.54] V Morabito, "Class Actions Instituted Only for the Benefit of the Clients of the Class Representative's Solicitors" (2007) 29 Sydney Law Review 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Louise Haselhurst (First Applicant) Kimley Lloyd Whisson (Second Applicant) Akuratiya Kularathne (Third Applicant) Owen Brewster (Fourth Applicant) Jaydan Bond (Fifth Applicant) Camilla Coates (Sixth Applicant) Philip Dwyer (Seventh Applicant)