FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

In the matter of Henry Walker Eltin Group Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (No 5) FCA 1192


Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 447A(1)


Re Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 527 cited


IN THE MATTER OF HENRY WALKER ELTIN GROUP LTD (ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED)

NSD 1382 OF 2005

 

 

 

HELY J

15 AUGUST 2005

SYDNEY



IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

 

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY

NSD 1382 OF 2005

 

BETWEEN:

ANTHONY GREGORY McGRATH,

SCOTT BRADLEY KERSHAW,

JOSEPH DAVID HAYES AND SHAUN ROBERT FRASER

(IN THEIR CAPACITY AS VOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATORS OF HENRY WALKER ELTIN GROUP LIMITED (ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED)

ACN 007 710 483 AND THE COMPANIES LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1

FIRST PLAINTIFFS


HENRY WALKER ELTIN GROUP LIMITED

(ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED) ACN 007 710 483 AND THE COMPANIES LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1

SECOND PLAINTIFFS

 

 

 

JUDGE:

HELY J

DATE OF ORDER:

15 AUGUST 2005

WHERE MADE:

SYDNEY

 

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

 

1. Pursuant to s 447A(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (‘the Act’)Part 5.3A of the Act is to operate in relation to each of the second plaintiffs such that the meetings of creditors of each of the second plaintiffs held pursuant to s 439A of the Actmay be adjourned to a date appointed by the first plaintiffs which is no more than 120 days after 8 July 2005.

 

2. Liberty to apply be granted to any person who can demonstrate sufficient interest to modify or discharge these orders upon appropriate notice being given to the plaintiffs.

 

3. The costs and expenses of this proceeding be costs and expenses of the administration of the second plaintiffs.



SCHEDULE 1

“HWE Group”

All in administration

 

Company

ACN

Henry Walker Eltin Group Limited

007 710 483

Bulumba Pty Limited

008 060 240

Capnorth Developments Pty Limited

009 640 251

Castlemaine Wastewater Treatment Pty Limited

081 417 030

HWE Civil Pty Limited

106 551 302

HWE Finance Pty Limited

009 593 668

HWE Land Pty Limited

009 614 788

HWGL Services Pty Limited

009 615 436

HWIO Pty Limited

072 445 179

Inventive Pty Limited

009 639 310

LSM Projects Pty Limited

106 580 134

Northaust Auto Hire Pty Limited

009 639 490

Simon Engineering (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd

000 142 165

Simon Engineering (Australia) Pty Limited

000 117 000

Bridge Autos Pty Limited

009 625 816

Dover Investments Pty Limited

009 637 914

ACN 009 366 036 Pty Limited

009 366 036

Castleton Pty Limited

009 210 664

Elton International Pty Limited

009 211 456

Elton Open Pitt Operations Pty Limited

008 918 278

Elton Surface Mining Pty Limited

062 450 113

Elton Underground Operations Pty Limited

008 906 849

Henry Walker Eltin Contracting Pty Limited

009 625 138

Henry Walker Environmental Pty Limited

009 627 490

Henry Walker Underground Pty Limited

007 649 274

HWE Cockatoo Pty Limited

009 639 285


Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.



IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

 

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY

NSD 1382 OF 2005

 

BETWEEN:

ANTHONY GREGORY McGRATH,

SCOTT BRADLEY KERSHAW,

JOSEPH DAVID HAYES AND SHAUN ROBERT FRASER

(IN THEIR CAPACITY AS VOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATORS OF HENRY WALKER ELTIN GROUP LIMITED (ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED)

ACN 007 710 483 AND THE COMPANIES LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1

FIRST PLAINTIFFS


HENRY WALKER ELTIN GROUP LIMITED

(ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED) ACN 007 710 483 AND THE COMPANIES LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1

SECOND PLAINTIFFS

 

JUDGE:

HELY J

 

DATE:

15 AUGUST 2005

 

PLACE:

SYDNEY


REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

1                     I am asked to make orders pursuant to s 447A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in relation to the second plaintiffs. The circumstances in which I am asked to make those orders are not dissimilar from those which were considered by the Chief Judge in Equity, Justice Young, in Re Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 527.

2                     Notice of this application has been given to the creditors and customers of the companies concerned without any objection to the proposed orders being indicated. The position of affected persons is in any event preserved by the liberty to apply reserved by order 2.

3                     I therefore make the following orders:

(1) Pursuant to s 447A(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (‘the Act’)Part 5.3A of the Act is to operate in relation to each of the second plaintiffs such that the meetings of creditors of each of the second plaintiffs held pursuant to s 439A of the Actmay be adjourned to a date appointed by the first plaintiffs which is no more than 120 days after 8 July 2005.

(2) Liberty to apply be granted to any person who can demonstrate sufficient interest to modify or discharge these orders upon appropriate notice being given to the plaintiffs.

(3) The costs and expenses of this proceeding be costs and expenses of the administration of the second plaintiffs.



I certify that the preceding three (3) numbered paragraphs are a true copy of the Reasons for Judgment herein of the Honourable Justice Hely.



Associate:


Dated: 25 August 2005



Counsel for the Plaintiffs:

M Oakes SC



Solicitor for the Plaintiffs:

Kemp Strang



Date of Hearing:

15 August 2005



Date of Judgment:

15 August 2005