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t i m e f o r t h e p e r s o n a l a p p l i c a n t s t o p r o v l c i c . 5 ~ c h

s e c u r i t y I o r d e r t h a t s e c o n d - n a : , ~ e d t h e

r e s p o n d e n t m a i n t a i n i ts c x i s t l n y r e s t r a i n t upan

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( b ) r e s c i s s ~ o n of a l e a s e in w h l c h t h e a p p l i c a n t company 1 s

lessee and the Respondent Bayswater Vl l lage P ty . L td . 1 s

t h e lessor;

(c ) a d e c l a r a t i o n t h a t a n i n d e m n i t y e n t e r e d I n t o b e t w e e n t h e

p e r s o n a l a p p l i c a n t s a n d B a y s w a t e r V i l l a g e P t y . L t d . 1 s

n o t ? n f o r c e a b l e a g a i n s t t h e p e r s o n a l a p p l i c a n t s ;

i d ] f u l t h r r or c t h e r r e l i e f .

By n o t i c e o f m o t i o n d a t e d 2 4 September 1980 second

and t h i r d a p p l i c a n t s , ( t h e p e r s o n a l a p p l i c a n t s ) seek or8ers: -

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of 1979, S503903 of 1980 3nd S526484 of 1980

against t h e s e c o n d n a m e d A p p l ] c a n t a n d t h e

t h l r d n a m e d A p p l l c a n t c l a l m i n g p u r s u a n t t o t h e

i n d e m n . t y l e f e r r e d t o i n P a r a g r a p h 12 of t h e

s t a t e m e n t of c l a i m h e r e i n pendlng t h e h f a r l n g

a n d d e t e r n i n a t l o n o f t h i s a p p l l c a t l o n .

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s t e p s a s a r e n e c e s s a r y t o p r p v e n t e x e c u t i o n o f
w a r r a n t s i s s u e d u n d e r d e f a u l t j u c : g n e n t s
o b t a l n e d i n C o u n t y C o u r t p r o c e e d i n g s N o ' d
~932633 of 1979 and S503903 of 198C a g 2 i n s t t h e
s e c o n d n a m e d A p p l i c a n t a n d h e a r i n g t h e t h i r d n a m e d
A p p l i c a n t p e n d i n g t h e a n t d e t e r m l n a t l o n
of t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n . "
I t a p p e a r s t h a t o n 8 December 1977 t h e f i r s t named

a p p l i c a n t entered i n t o a l e a s c b e t w e e n l t s e l f a s lessee and

t h e respondent . Bayswdter Vi l lage P ty . L td (Bayswater ) . C J € shop

7 111 t he Bayswa te r V i l l age Shopp ing Cen t re f o r b term of three

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yea r s f rom 1 5 December 1957 f o r a r e n t a l w h l c h I n t h e f i r s t

two y e a r s wzs f i x e d a t $453.33 per month, t h e shop to be used

as a r e t a l l s h o e s t o r e . By a d e e d d a t e d 8 Deceml.-.r 1977 tI!e

second and t h l rd named a p p l i c a n t s a g r e e d t o i n d e m n i f y =;;c

second nanlcd respondent r e s p o n d e n t a g a l n s t a n y loss o r damzge +>hick thc

secor id n imed might suf fe r o r Incur a s a r e s u l t o f

t t ,c f a i l u r e o f t h e f l r s t named a p p l i c a n t t o p e r f o r m 2nd

obse rve any c€ t h e t c l m s , c o n d i t i o n s or c o v e n a n t s c o n t a l n c d i i?

t h e s a i d i n d e n t u r e . The f l r s t named a p p l l c a n t t o o k possesslorl

of t h e shop and remained i n p o s s e s s i o n a t l e a s t t i n t 1 1 the

beginning of 1960 . I t became unable to pay I t s d e b t s a n d w e n t

i n t o l j q u j d a t i o n i n May 1980. Ear ly i n 1 9 b 0 Bayswd'cer took

a c t i o n i n t h e County Court a t M e l b o u r n e a g a i n s t t h e two

p e r s o n a l a p p l i c a n t s u a d e r t h e i n d e m n i t y r e f e r r e d t o dboVC.

J u d g m e n t s i n d e f a u l t of d e f e n c e were e n t e r e d .

T h r a p p l i c a n t s f l r s t became aware of t h l s a t about

t h e end of March 19RO. I n A p r i l 1 9 8 0 p r o c e e d j n g s were

commenced t o s e t tt.t -judgments a s i d e b u t a f t e r n e q o t i a t i o n s

between t h e s o i i c l t c j r c f o r t h e p a r t i e s t h e s e were a l l o w e d t o

l a p s e a n d p r o c e s s of e x e c u t i o n by Eayswater is a t p r e s e n t in

t r a l n . T h e two judqments a re f o r sums w h i c h i s pending l n c l u d l n g c o s t s

t o t a l $3668. A t h l r d C o u n t y C o u r t a c t i o n i n whlch

the sum c l a i m e d a g a i n s t t h e p e r s o n d l a p p l l c a r r t s 1c L C S , P \ - L . ~ of

t h e i n d e m n i t y is $2231.36 .

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p r o c e e d l n g e I n t h i s C o u r t . T h e cl-ain f o r r e l i f r 1s based upon

a l l e g a t l o n s t h a t t h e l e a s e and the i ndemnl t : wrc'rrr e n t c r t - d I n t o

a s t h e r e s u l t of u n t r u e r e p r e s e n t a t l o n s c o n s t l t u t l n g

m i s l e a d i n g or d e c e p t i v e c o n d u c t e n g a g e d i n by o r o n b e h a l f of

B a y s w a t e r a n d t h e t h i r d r e s p o n d e n t i n c c n t r a v e n t i o n c f t h e

p r o v i s i o n s of s.52 o f t h e Act, or f a l s e r e p r t s r e n t a t i o n s C h a t

c e r t a l n s e r v i c e s w e r e o f a p a r t i c u ! a r s t a n d a r d a n d o t h e r w i s e

c o n s L i t u t i n g f a l s e a n d m i s l e a d i n g s t a t c n c n t s made i n

c o n t r a v e n t l o n o f s.53 o f t h e Act, o r f a l s e a n d misleading

s t a t e m e n t s s a d e i n c o n t r a v e n t i o n of s.53A of t l ~ e Act.

It is u n n e c e s s a r y t o d e a l w i t h t h e merits o r t hese

a l j e g a t i o n s f u r t h e r t h a n t o s a y t h a t t h e y a r e s u f f l c l e n t l y

s u p p o r t e d t o j u s t i f y a n o r d e r p r o v i d i n g c h e r c l 1 e f claimed I n

t h e N o t i c e M o t i o n o f t h e t o e x t e n t s t a t e d h e r e u n d e r i f

o t h e r w i s e i t wogld he p r o p e r t o g r a n t such r e l i e f .

Mr. Cas ton appea red for Bayswater and t h e t h i r d

r e s p o n d e n t . He contended tha t the o rc7e r s sough t shou ld not be

g r a n t e d , ~n c h e f i r s t i n s t a n c e b e c a u s e t n e r e 1 s no

j u r i s d i c t i o n or power i n t h e C o u r t t o make t h e m . Hc a l s o

c o n t e n d e d t h a t i f t h e r e b e j u r i s d i c t l o n or power t h e C o u r t

s h o u l d r e f r a ? n f r o m so do ing . Re s u b m i t t e d t h a t t o d 3 so

would be i n c o n ' f l i c t w i t h t h n t c o m i t y w h i c h ex is t s bctlveen

C o u r t s . I n s u p p o r t of t h i s h e s u b m i t t e d a l s o t h a t t h l s C o u r t

s h o u l d , a t l e a s t , d e l a y maki!-.> s u c h nrhers u n t i l t h e

a p p l l c a n t s h a d s o u G h t , i n t h e C o u n t y C o u r t a s t e y o f

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e x e c u t l o n .

I n r e s p e c t of h i s c o n t c n t l o n a s t o t h e j u r i s c : i c t i o n

or power o f t h e C o u r t h e r e l i e d upon t h e d e c i s i o n of t h e F u l l

Cour t of this C o u r t i n Thomson __ P u b i i c a t i o n s ( A u s t r a l i a ) P t y . __

-- L t d . v . T r a d e P r a c t l c e s -. Commission & Ors ( 1 9 7 9 ) A . T . P . R .

4 0 - 1 3 3 . I n t h a t - c a s e r e l i e f h a v i n g b e e n sought by t h e T r a d e

P r a c t i c e s Commisslon a g a i n s t v a r i o u s r c s p o n d e n t s 11: r e s p e c t c f

a l l eged c o n t r a v e n t i o n s of t h e Act by way of f i n a l r e l i e f ,

i n j u n c c i o n b w e r e g r a n t e d b y c o n s e n t r e s t r a i n i n g c e r t a i n

d e f e n d a n t s f r o m p a r t i c u l a r c o n d u c t . Some i t e m s t h a t o f

conduc t weLe of a k i n d t h a t i f e n g a g e d i n by a par ty wou ld

c o n s t i t u t e a c o n t r a v e n t i o n o f t h e provisions of t h e Act .

Other I tems c h a r a c t e r . of t h e c o n d u c t r e s t r a l n c d w e r e n o t of t h h t

I t was s a i d by t h e C o u r t z t p. 1 0 4 4 3 : -

" I n ou v i e w , t h e c l e a r i n f e r e n c e t o b e d r a w n

f r o m t h c p r o v i s i o n s of s . 8 0 o f t h e A c t 1s t h a z

t h e power of t h e C o u r t t o g r a n t f i n a l

i n ~ u n c t ~ v e r e l i e f i n r e s p e c t o f a n a c t u a l o r

t h r e a t e n e d b r e a c h of t h e p r o v i s i o n s of P t . I V

of t h e Act was i n t e n d e d by t h e P a r l l d n c n t t o b e

r e s t r i c t e d t o t h e J o i n i n g o f c o n 3 b c t of t h e

k l n d r e f e r r e d t o i n s e c . 8 0 ( 1 ) o f t h e Act and

n o t t o enconpassed ? - < t e n d t o t h e e n g o i n i n g o f c o n d u c t n o t

by the k l n d s o f c o n d u c t s p e c l f l e d

i n t h a t s u b s e c t i o n . T h i s c o n c l u s ~ o n d o e s n o t

mean t h z t a f i n a l i n j u n c t l o n u n d e r s e c . 80 m u s t

r e f e r t o k i n d s o f c o n d u c t a s d l s t l n c t from

s p e c l f i c c o n d u c t . What ~t mean= 1 s t h a t the

c o n d u c t e n j o i n e d , p r e f e r a b l y by , > r e c i s e

description, mus t come w l t h l n or,c o r more of

t h e k l n d s of conduc t wh lch s ec . C C ( 1 ) I T o s P ~ i o n s .

Nor does t h l s c o n c l u s i o n n e c e s s a r i l y a ~ p l y t o

t h e power g r a n t t o I n t e r i r ? . ~ n ] u : ~ c t i u n s f o r

w h i c h s p e c i f i c p r o v i s i o n I S made i n SPC. 9 0 ( 2 )

o f t h e Act and 111 r e s p e c t o f w h l c h p a r t i c u l a r

c o n s i d c r a t l o n s may a p p l y ( s e e V l c t a 1 - 1 a n Eog

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Marketing Board v . P a r k w o o d E g g s P t y . L t d .

- -- ~ ,--- _.

(1978) A . T . P . R . 129 a t p. 2 4 0 ) .

T h e p r e s e n t a p p l i c a t ~ o n is based upon e .80(2) ar,d

S . 23 of t h e Act. I t was s a i d o f S. 23 by t h e Cour t i n

Thomson Publicat3.ons -- ( A u s t r a l i a ) P t y . L t d . v. T r a ? c P r d c t i c e s

- Commlssion & O K S . ( s u p r a ) a t p. 18442:-

" I t is p l a i n t h a t t h e p r o v i s i o n s of sec. 3 2 , 2 2

and 23 of t h e F e d e r a l C o u r t of ? , u s t r a l i a Act --

were del ibera te ly- f ram. .a - - f jy th~ CommonwealtTi

P a r l i a m e n t i n w l d e a n d g e n e r a l terms. I t would

be i n c o n s l s t e n t w l t h t h c c l e a r l e g l c l a t l v c

i n t e n t a p p e a r i n g f r o m t h e m t o c o n s t r u e thorn

n a r r o w l y u n d u l y o r t o r e s t r i c t t he w i d e

a s s o c i a t e 8 j u r i s d i c t i o n a n d g e n e r a l p o w e r s

which they were p l a i n l y i n t e n d & t o c o n f e r . T h e

C o u r t ' s o r i g i n a l J u r i s d i c t i o n i n a n y p a r t i c u l a r

m a t t e r m u s t however be d e f l n e d p r i m a r l ly by

r e f e r e n c e t o t h e p r o v i s ~ o n s of t h e p a r t i c u l a r

Act of t h e P a r l l a m e n t w h l c h c o n t a i n s t h e

r e l e v a n t p r i m a r y g r a n t of ] u r i s d i c t l c n . I n t h e

p r e s e n t c a s e , t h e r e l e v s n t s u e c l f ~ c q r a n t of

o r ~ g i n a l j u r i s d i c t i o n is t o be found i n t h e

provisions of s .80 of t h e Act."

B u t t h e r e l i e f c l a l m e d i n t h i s m o t i o n 1s l l o t f i n a l r e l l e f . i f

i t were, no d o u b t i t c o u l d b e g r a n t e d o n l y i f i t were w i t h i n

t h e limits imposed expres s ly OK m p l l c l d l y b y t h e A c t I n

r e s p e c t of t h e klnd of l e l i e f whlch i s a u t h o r i s e d t h e r e b y .

B u t s.23 would seem t o be a p r o v l s i o n p a r t i c u l a r l y a p t t o

c l o t h e t h e C o u r t w i t h t h o s e p o w e r s a n c i l l a r y t o ~ t s

j u r i s d i c t i o n w h i c h a r e a p p c o p r l a t e a n d n e c e s s a r y t o e n a b l e i t

t o act j u r i s d i c t l o n e f f e c t i v e l y I n r e l a t l o n t o m a t t e r s I n w h i c h i t n a s

t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s o f a r a s

p o s s i b l e of a l l m a t t e r s 1 n c o n t r o v e r s y be:*e-en t h e p a r t i e s

(see S. 2 2 ) .

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l .

I t was t h e v i e w of Toohey J. cxprcssed 111 - S t .

J u s t l n s P r o p e r t i e s P t y . L t d . & Ors. v . R u l e H o l d j n q s P t v . L t d .

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( 1 9 8 0 ) A . T . P . R . 40-146 t h a t i t w a s n o t r i g h t t o b a y t h a t

because t h e a p p l l c a n t s w e r e s e e k i n g r e l i e f u n d e r the T r a d e

Pract1ce.s .___ act any power t o q r a n t a n o r d e r r e r t r a i n i n g a p a r t y

from con t1nu i r .g p roceed ings i n a S t a t e Suprenie Cour t ixtween

t h e same p a r t l c s a s t h o s e b e f o r e t h e F e d e r a l Court p e n d i n g t h e

c o n c l u s i o n of t h o s e p r o c e e d l n g s m u s t b e f o d n , l i n the T r z d e -- -

P r a c t i c e s Act. I n t h a t c a s e h i s Honour r e f r a l l l e d , 011 t h e

m e r l t s , f r o m e x e r c i s i n g t h e power b u t d i d c o n s i d e r t h e

q u e s t i o n of. t h e ex ls tence c f t h e power a t some l e n g t h . He d l d

n o t d i s m l s s t h e v i e w t h a t t h e p o w e r m i g h t p o s s l b l y l e s i d e I n

t h e i n h e r e n t j u r j s d l c t l o n of t h e C o u r t . B u t w ~ t h o u t s t a t l n q a

c o n c l u d e d v l e w o n t h a t p o i n t h e found It g r a n t e d by s t a k u t c I n

t h e terms of s.19 and s.23 o f t h e F e d e r a l C o u r t o f A u s C r e l i a

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Act. - His Honol-r 's view was s t a t ed a f t e r c o n s i d e r a t i o o of

Thomson	P u b l i c a t i o n s	(Australia)	P t y .	L t d .	v.	T r a d c	P r a c t i c c s
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Commission & Ors. ( s u p r a ) . He d i d n o t c o n s i d e r t h a t k h a t was

s a i d I n t h a t case was i n c o m p a t i b l e w l t h t h e v i e w h e a d o p t e d .

1: would r e s p e c t f u l l y e x p r e s s a g r e e m e n t I n t h l s .

I n t h l s c a s e t h e m a t t e r s i n c o n t r o v e t s y b e t w e e n t h e

p a r t l e s d l r e c t l y c o n c e r n t h e q u e s t i o n w n e t i l e l a n d t o w h a t

e x t e n t t h e p e r s o n a l a p p l i c a n t s may be en t i t l e s t o r e l i e f f r o m

1 , a b l l l t y t o B a y s w a t e r unde r th;! indcrnnl ty cjf 8 Deccmher 1 9 7 7

and whe the r and t o wha ex t en t t i t msy be en+- i t l -d t o ddmlqes

8.

I n r e s p e c t o f t h e a l l e g e d c o n t r a v e n c l o n s o f s . 5 2 of t h e A c t .

I t i s a p p a r e n t t h a t t h l s r e l i e f may take t l le form of a

judam,nt f o r damages. I f a case for damages hc s u c c e s s f u l t h e

award would, I n a l l l l k e l i h o o d be measured i n p a r t a t l e a s t by

t h e s u m s a l r e a d y p a i d by t h e a p p l i c a n t s 'io the r e s p o n d e n t s I n

r e s p e c t o f r e n t c l a i i n e d t o b e d u c unde r t h e l e a s e . I f t h e

sums f o r w h l c h ~ u d g m e n t h a s a l r e a d y k c e n e n t e r e d in the County

C o u r t . p r o c e e d l n g s m e n t i o n e d a r e now r e c o v c r c d f r o m t h e

p e r s o n a l a p p l l c a n t s t h e a m o u n t t h e r e o f would a l m o s t c c r t a l p l y

be Included i n the damages t o be r ecove red .

I t 1s c l e a r t h e r e f o r e t h a t t h c u l t l m a t e r l g h t s o f

t h e p a r t i e s p r o c e e d i n g s i n r e s p e c t of t h e s u m s t h e s u b j e c t of t h e c u r r e n t

by way of e x e c u t i o n of t1.e County Court Juugroents

will be de te rmlncd i n t h e p r o c e e d i n g s I n t h i s C o u r t . It is

f o r t h i s r e a s o n t h a t t h e c u r r e n t a p p l i c a t i o n is one fo r an

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c a l l e d upon t o pay to BaySWater the sums of money which o r t h e

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accordance w i t h t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f t h i s Court . They SUDpOrt

t h i s c o n t e n t i o n by e v i d e n c e w h i c h e s t : b l i s l - , e s r e a s o c ~ a b l e

g r o u n d f o r c o n c l u d l n g t h a c t h e y h a v e r e a s o n a b l e p i o s p e c t s of

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t n a t f o r c u r r e n t p u r p o s e s t h e e v i d e n c e d o e s r i) lse issues whici)

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mat-erial d e g r e e m i g h t c o t b e v a l i d . T h i s d i d n o t a f f e c t h,<,

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r e f l e c t i n g i t s r e c o g n l t i o n o f w h a t is c o n v e n i e n t l y r e f e r r e d t o

as coml ty i n t h i s case it would be tween Cour ts . Mr. C a s t o n s a i d i f t h e C o u r t d l d s o

n o t i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e p r o c e s s e s o f th?:

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t o r e q u i r e BaySWdter t o cease f rom execu t ion i n r e l a t l o n t o

i ts judgment is n o t t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e p r o c e s s e s o f t h e

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c e r t a i n o f Its r l g h t s . S u c h a p r o c e d u r e is i n personam. I t

l e a v e s t h e judgment untouched and 1eavs:s thc proccss o f

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n a m e l y , s u b j e c t t o t h e c o n t r o l of t h e j u d g m e n t c r e d l t o r .

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c o n s i d e r a t i o n s o f t h e c o m i t y b e t w e e n C o u r - c s c o u l d l n d u c e t h l s

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be decided by r e f e r e n c e t o t h e p r o v i s l o n s o f t h e Act j n

r e l a t l o n t o c o n d u c t f o r w h i c h the C o u n t y C o u r t d o e s n o t hn:ve

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t h e b u r d e n o f a s s e s s ~ n g t h e j u s t i c e o f t h e s i t u a t i o n s h o u l d Le

b o r n e b y t h i s C o u r t a s i t s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y .

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a p p l i c a n t s on t h e g r o u n d o f d e l a y i n s e e k i n g r e l i e f e i t h e r i n

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