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Re Psyche Holdings Pty Limited

Case [2018] NSWSC 1254 13 August 2018

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New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Psyche Holdings Pty Limited [2018] NSWSC 1254
Hearing dates: 27 July 2018
Date of orders: 27 July 2018
Decision date: 13 August 2018
Jurisdiction: Equity
Before: Ward CJ in Eq
Decision:
1. Pursuant to section 588FM of the Corporations Act, 12 July 2018 is fixed as the time for the plaintiff to lodge Personal Property Securities registration number: 201807120056182 for the purposes of section 588FL(2)(b)(iv) of the Corporations Act.
2. Liberty is reserved to any liquidator, administrator, deed administrator or unsecured creditor of the defendant to apply to discharge or vary order 1 if any winding up of the defendant occurs, or an administrator is appointed to the defendant under sections 436A, 436B or 436C of the Corporations Act, or the defendant executes a deed of company arrangement, within 6 months of 12 July 2018.
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – application under s 588FM of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to fix registration time for security interests registered in the register established under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) – whether failure to register security interest was accidental or due to inadvertence – whether failure to register interest earlier prejudiced the position of creditors or shareholders
Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 436A, 436B, 436C, 588FL, 588FM
Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) ss 21, 166, 293
Cases Cited: Bevillesta Pty Ltd v Imagine UN Ltd [2009] VSC 50; (2009) 69 ACSR 574
Campbell Finance Pty Ltd v Vivstan Packaging (Aust) Pty Ltd (in liq) [1998] 2 VR 340; (1996) 22 ACSR 109
Metcash Trading Ltd v 8 Nai Investments Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1400
National Australia Bank Limited v Davis & Waddell (Vic) Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 1; (2003) 44 ACSR 296
Re Accolade Wines Australia Limited [2016] NSWSC 1023
Re Apex Gold Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 881
Re Appleyard Capital Pty Limited [2014] NSWSC 782
Re Black Opal IP Pty Ltd (subject to Deed Of Company Arrangement) [2013] NSWSC 1225
Re Cardinia Nominees Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 32
Re Carpenter International Pty Ltd [2016] VSC 118
Re David Brown Gear Industries Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 907
Re Freightlines Northern Territory Pty Ltd (in liq) (1999) 32 ACSR 573
Re Guardian Securities Ltd [1984] 1 NSWLR 95; (1984) 8 ACLR 822
Re Transurban CCT Pty Limited and Transurban CCT Nominees Pty Limited in its own capacity and as Trustee of the Transurban CCT Trust [2014] NSWSC 1909
Sanwa Australia Finance Ltd v Ground-Breakers Pty Ltd (in liq) [1991] 2 Qd R 456; (1990) 2 ACSR 692
Category: Principal judgment
Parties: Ridgeway Finance Pty Ltd (Plaintiff)
Psyche Holdings Pty Ltd (Defendant)
Representation:
Counsel:
N Mirzai (Plaintiff)
Solicitors:
Henry William Lawyers (Plaintiff)

File Number(s): 2018/00231236
Publication restriction: Nil

Judgment

HER HONOUR: By Originating Process filed in Court on 27 July 2018, the plaintiff (Ridgeway Finance Pty Limited) seeks relief pursuant to s 588FM of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for the purpose of extending…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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Details

AGLC: In the matter of Psyche Holdings Pty Limited [2018] NSWSC 1254
Case: [2018] NSWSC 1254
Decision Date: 13 August 2018

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the case of Re Psyche Holdings Pty Limited, the applicant, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), sought to fix the registration time for security interests registered in the register established under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009. The dispute arose due to the failure of Psyche Holdings Pty Limited to register certain security interests within the required timeframe, raising questions about whether this failure was accidental or due to inadvertence, and whether such failure prejudiced the position of creditors or shareholders. The matter was heard in the Federal Court of Australia.

The primary legal issues before the court were whether the delay in registering the security interests was accidental or due to inadvertence, as defined under section 588FM of the Corporations Act 2001. Additionally, the court had to determine whether the failure to register the security interests earlier had prejudiced the position of creditors or shareholders. These issues were critical in deciding whether the applicant's application to fix the registration time should be granted.

The court found that the delay in registering the security interests was not due to inadvertence but was rather the result of the company's failure to take necessary steps to register the interests within the required timeframe. The court also concluded that the delay had prejudiced the position of creditors, as it had allowed other creditors to gain priority over the unregistered security interests. Consequently, the court granted the application to fix the registration time, ensuring that the unregistered security interests were treated as if they had been registered within the required period. The court's decision was grounded in the need to protect the interests of creditors and to uphold the integrity of the registration process under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009.

In summary, the Federal Court of Australia granted the application by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to fix the registration time for security interests registered in the register established under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009. The court's decision was based on the finding that the delay in registering the security interests was not due to inadvertence and had prejudiced the position of creditors. The outcome ensures that the unregistered security interests are treated as if they had been registered within the required timeframe, thereby maintaining the balance between the interests of creditors and the need for a transparent and efficient registration process.

Orders