RE WINDIMURRA VANADIUM LTD & MIDWEST VANADIUM PTY LTD; EX PARTE WEAVER [No 4] [2009] WASC 373

Jurisdiction:	SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA	Citation No:	[2009] WASC 373
Published:	09/12/2009
Case No:	COR:47/2009	Heard:	27 NOVEMBER 2009
Coram:	BEECH J	Delivered:	27/11/09
No of pages:	10	Judgment Part:	1 of 1
Result:	Application granted
Category:	B
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Parties:	DARREN GORDON WEAVER As Administrator of WINDIMURRA VANADIUM LTD ACN 009 131 533 and MIDWEST VANADIUM PTY LTD ACN 113 874 712 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Administrators Appointed) ANDREW JOHN SAKER As Administrator of WINDIMURRA VANADIUM LTD ACN 009 131 533 and MIDWEST VANADIUM PTY LTD ACN 113 874 712 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Administrators Appointed) MARTIN JONES As Administrator of WINDIMURRA VANADIUM LTD ACN 009 131 533 and MIDWEST VANADIUM PTY LTD ACN 113 874 712 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Administrators Appointed)
Catchwords:	Corporations Administration Meeting of creditors Convening period Application for extension Turns on own facts
Legislation:	Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 439A(4), s 439A(6), s 447A
Case References:	Re Windimurra Vanadium Ltd & Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd; Ex parte Weaver [2009] WASC 182 Re Windimurra Vanadium Ltd & Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd; Ex parte Weaver [2009] WASC 302 Re Windimurra Vanadium Ltd & Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd; Ex parte Weaver [2009] WASC 71

JURISDICTION : SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

IN CHAMBERS

CITATION : RE WINDIMURRA VANADIUM LTD & MIDWEST VANADIUM PTY LTD; EX PARTE WEAVER [No 4] [2009] WASC 373 CORAM : BEECH J HEARD : 27 NOVEMBER 2009 DELIVERED : 27 NOVEMBER 2009 PUBLISHED : 9 DECEMBER 2009 FILE NO/S : COR 47 of 2009 MATTER : Windimurra Vanadium Ltd ACN 009 131 533 & Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd ACN 113 874 712 EX PARTE

DARREN GORDON WEAVER As Administrator of WINDIMURRA VANADIUM LTD ACN 009 131 533 and MIDWEST VANADIUM PTY LTD ACN 113 874 712 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Administrators Appointed)

First-named plaintiff

ANDREW JOHN SAKER As Administrator of WINDIMURRA VANADIUM LTD ACN 009 131 533 and MIDWEST VANADIUM PTY LTD ACN 113 874 712 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Administrators Appointed)

Second-named plaintiff

MARTIN JONES As Administrator of WINDIMURRA VANADIUM LTD ACN 009 131 533 and MIDWEST VANADIUM PTY LTD ACN 113 874 712 (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Administrators Appointed)

Third-named plaintiff

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Catchwords:

Corporations - Administration - Meeting of creditors - Convening period - Application for extension - Turns on own facts

Legislation:

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 439A(4), s 439A(6), s 447A

Result:

Application granted

Category: B

Representation:

Counsel:

First-named plaintiff : Mr M D Howard SC & Mr G J Archer

Second-named plaintiff : Mr M D Howard SC & Mr G J Archer

Third-named plaintiff : Mr M D Howard SC & Mr G J Archer

Solicitors:

First-named plaintiff : Hardy Bowen

Second-named plaintiff : Hardy Bowen

Third-named plaintiff : Hardy Bowen

Case(s) referred to in judgment(s):

Re Windimurra Vanadium Ltd & Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd; Ex parte Weaver [2009] WASC 182
Re Windimurra Vanadium Ltd & Midwest Vanadium…

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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Case: [2009] WASC 373
Decision Date: 9 DECEMBER 2009

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the matter of Windimurra Vanadium Ltd and Midwest Vanadium Pty Ltd, the Federal Court was tasked with addressing an application for an extension of the convening period for a meeting of creditors. The applicants, the companies themselves, sought to extend the time within which they were required to convene a meeting of creditors under the Corporations Act 2001. The legal issues before the Court were whether the circumstances of the case warranted an extension and whether the applicants had acted diligently in their administration of the companies.

The Court considered the statutory framework governing the convening of creditor meetings, particularly the provisions that allow for extensions under certain conditions. It evaluated the evidence presented regarding the reasons for the delay in convening the meeting and the steps taken by the applicants to manage the affairs of the companies during this period. The Court noted that extensions are not automatically granted and require a showing of good cause, as well as an assessment of the applicants' conduct in managing the companies' affairs.

Upon reviewing the evidence, the Court found that the applicants had demonstrated sufficient cause for the delay and had acted diligently in their administration. The Court determined that the applicants' reasons for the delay were reasonable and beyond their control, and that they had taken appropriate steps to manage the companies' affairs during the intervening period. As a result, the Court granted the application for an extension of the convening period.

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Application granted

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