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| NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY | ) | No.Gl03 of 1986 |
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| GENERAL DIVISION | ) |
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First Applicant
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CONSOLIDATED ENERGY CORPORATION
PTY. LIMITED
Second Applicant
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| CONSOLIDATED ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
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First Respondent
TEXENCE GEORGE MORROW
Second Respondent
MINUTE OF ORDER
| JUDGE: | Fox J. |
| DATE OF ORDER: | 9 December 1986 |
| WHERE MADE: | Sydney. |
| W COURT ORDERS | THAT: |
| 1. | The second respondent pay to the Deputy Registrar | of the |
| Court within 21 days after service upon it | of a copy of |
| herein: | order | the | ,/ |
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| ( a ) for | payment | to | the | first | applicant | the | sum | of |
$201,529.83: and
| (b) for | payment to | the second applicant the | sum | of |
$88 ,792 .56 .
2. The second respondent pay the costs of the applicants of
the proceedinas. including the costs of the hearing on 9
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| N o t e : | Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules. |
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| - | IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA | |
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| G_ENERAL DIVISION |
BETWEEN:
TERANCE WILLIAM RIDGWAY
First Applicant
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CONSOLIDATED ENERGY CORPORATION
PTY. LIMITD
Second Applicant
CONSOLIDATED ENERGY CORPORATION
PTY. LIMITED
First Respondent
m E N C E GEORGE MORROW
Second Respondent
CORAM: FOX J.
DAB: 9 DECEMBER 1986
SUPPLEMENTARY REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
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Since I delivered the principal judqment In this matter
| on 27 November last, there has been put before me evidence | which |
| establishes | to my satisfaction | that | the | second | respondent, |
| Terence Georue Morrow, was aware at all relevant times | of | the |
absence of title in the first respondent to urant the licences in
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| question. and, indeed, | that he was specifically warned orally and |
| in writing | that the title did not exist. |
I have used the word "title" as correspondins with the
| term used in the principal iudgment in | which I dealt simply with |
| 5.52 of | the Trade Practices Act 1974. There was little doubt, |
however, that other of the sections relied upon were applicable
to the situation, and that s.75B of the Act applies in relation
to the participation by the second respondent in contraventions
of those other provisions.
| It seems | to | me, therefore, | to flow, by a joint |
| application of ss.82 and | 75B, | that the second respondent is |
liable. with the first respondent, for the payment of the damases
| which | I have already assessed, and | I order that | judment | be |
| entered against | him | accordingly. His liability is joint. He |
| should also be jointly liable with the first respondent | f o r | the |
costs of the proceedings, but he should be solely liable for the
proceedings today.
I certify that this and the
precedinq page are a true
| copy | of | the | Reasons | for |
| Judgment herein | of his Honour |
| Mr. Justice Fox. |
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| Dated: | 9 December 1986 |
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| Counsel for the | Applicant: | Mr F G Lever |
| Solicitors for the | Applicant: | Messrs Moore & Bevins |
| Counsel for the | Respondent: | NO | appearance | the | for |
respondent
| Date | of | supplementary hearing: | Sydney: 9 December 1986 |
Date supplementary judgment
| delivered: | Sydney: 9 December | 1986 |
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- AGLC
- Ridgway, T.W. v Consolidated Energy Corporation Pty Ltd [1986] FCA 626
- Case
- [1986] FCA 626
- Decision Date
CaseChat Overview and Summary
The central legal issues before the court were whether the respondents had contravened specific sections of the Trade Practices Act 1974 and whether they were jointly liable for the damages and costs. The court had to determine if the second respondent, Terence George Morrow, was aware of the lack of title and whether his participation in the contraventions made him liable under the relevant sections of the Act.
The court found that the second respondent was aware of the absence of title and had been warned about it. It held that the second respondent was liable for the payment of damages and costs jointly with the first respondent under sections 82 and 75B of the Trade Practices Act 1974. The court ordered that the second respondent pay the specified damages and costs and that he be jointly liable for the proceedings' costs. The judgment concluded with orders for the second respondent to pay the applicants the specified sums and the costs of the proceedings.
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