Saraceni v Jones

The High Court of Australia considered whether sections 596A and 596B of the *Corporations Act 2001* (Cth) conferred a non-judicial power on courts exercising federal jurisdiction. The application for special leave to appeal concerned an order made by the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

The central legal issue was whether the power granted to a court, upon application by a receiver, to order the examination of a person concerning the examinable affairs of a corporation, was incompatible with Chapter III of the Australian Constitution, which vests the judicial power of the Commonwealth exclusively in the courts.

The High Court refused special leave to appeal. While the reasons for refusal are not detailed in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the Court did not consider the appeal to raise a question of law that warranted further consideration. The application for special leave to appeal was dismissed with costs.