Bell Group Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission

[2018] FCA 884; (2018) 358 ALR 624; (2018) 128 ACSR 247; [2018] ASCR 247

Federal Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

15th June, 2018

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T J Sampson Pty Ltd v Carmody Contractors Pty Ltd	[2018] WADC 178	District Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	25 Jan 2019	AustLII
Ozer & Ozer	[2021] FedCFamC1F 323	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia - Division 1 First Instance	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Dec 2021	AustLII
Endless Solar Corporation Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission, in the matter of Speedpanel Australia Ltd (No 3)	[2024] FCA 236	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Mar 2024	AustLII
Ligon 158 Pty Ltd (in liq) v Shield Holdings Australia Pty Ltd (de registered)	[2024] FCA 144	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Mar 2024	AustLII
Commissioner of Taxation v Iannuzzi (No 3)	[2024] FCA 45	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Feb 2024	AustLII
Nicholls (Trustee) v Australian Securities and Investments Commission, in the matter of Lawson	[2023] FCA 1368	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Nov 2023	AustLII
Pherous Holding Group Pty Ltd	[2022] FCA 613	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 May 2022	AustLII
Hinz, in the matter of KEAD Pty Ltd (Deregistered) v KEAD Pty Ltd (Deregistered)	[2022] FCA 270; (2022) 158 ACSR 444	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Mar 2022	AustLII
Stott v Australian Securities and Investment Commission	[2021] FCA 1222	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Oct 2021	AustLII
Moore Murphy Holdings Pty Ltd	[2021] FCA 103	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Feb 2021	AustLII
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v APSC Pty Ltd (Deregistered)	[2020] FCA 1591	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Oct 2020	AustLII
Lee v Parker	[2020] FCA 1453	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Oct 2020	AustLII
Western Australia v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2020] FCA 810	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Jun 2020	AustLII
Perera v Australian Securities and Investments Commission, in the matter of Hodder Rook & Associates Pty Ltd	[2019] FCA 2015	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Dec 2019	AustLII
Omar v Minister for Home Affairs	[2019] FCA 278	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Mar 2019	AustLII
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v CFS Private Wealth Pty Ltd (No 2)	[2019] FCA 24	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Jan 2019	AustLII
Bell Group Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (No 2)	[2018] FCA 1970	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 2018	AustLII
Viani Bay Ltd, In re	[2023] FJHC 524	High Court of Fiji	Fiji	4 Aug 2023	PacLII
In the matter of Loreno Pty Ltd	[2024] NSWSC 1081	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	27 Aug 2024	AustLII
Fairway Trading Pty Ltd (in liq) v Ioricorp Pty Ltd; Vina Australasia Pty Ltd (in liq) v Ioricorp Pty Ltd	[2020] NSWSC 1804	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Dec 2020	AustLII
Re Austral Bronze Co Pty Ltd	[2020] NSWSC 1633; (2020) 149 ACSR 221	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Nov 2020	AustLII
Re HIH Insurances Ltd (in liq)	[2020] NSWSC 803	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 Jun 2020	AustLII
Owners of Strata Plan No 91349 v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2020] NSWSC 685; (2020) 147 ACSR 456	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	3 Jun 2020	AustLII
In the matter of Garfox 86 Pty Ltd	[2019] NSWSC 442	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Apr 2019	AustLII
In the matter of ACN 063 346 708 (formerly known as South Passage Pty Ltd)	[2018] NSWSC 1709	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	9 Nov 2018	AustLII
Thorne Developments Pty Ltd v Laird	[2022] QSC 85	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	16 Jun 2022	AustLII
Re Jcee Pty Ltd, Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Justin Thomas McQuinn v Asic	[2019] SASC 169	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	27 Sep 2019	AustLII
W & C Broadhurst Pty Ltd	[2022] VSC 737	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Nov 2022	AustLII
Australian Catering Equipment Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2025] WASC 24	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	5 Feb 2025	AustLII
Pact Construction Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 369	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	9 Oct 2024	AustLII
Blue Horseshoe Ventures Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 327	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	9 Sep 2024	AustLII
Di Camillo v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 288	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	13 Aug 2024	AustLII
Sodexo Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 265	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	24 Jul 2024	AustLII
Re Dreampoint Pty Ltd (Deregistered); Ex Parte Brett Phillip Jones	[2024] WASC 125	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	15 Apr 2024	AustLII
Jennifer Elizabeth Low As Liquidator of Safa Auto Parts Pty Ltd & Safa Auto Parts Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 116	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	10 Apr 2024	AustLII
Zare v the Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 82	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	22 Mar 2024	AustLII
Perrin v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 38	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	21 Feb 2024	AustLII
Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) v Australian Securities & Investments Commission	[2022] WASC 221	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	1 Jul 2022	AustLII
Jit Sun Investments Pte Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2021] WASC 235	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	15 Jul 2021	AustLII
Re Bell Group Ltd (in liq); ex parte Woodings	[2020] WASC 121	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	15 Apr 2020	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)	s8
ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Act 2017 (Cth)
Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)	s447A, s461, s467, s472, s475, s477, s564, s601AB, s601AD, s601AE, s601AH, s1400, s1403
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth)
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)	s4.5, s703.5
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth)
Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth)
Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)	s39.32
Corporations Act 1989 (Cth)	s9, s82, s461, s467, s475, s477, s542, s574, s576, s476
Corporations Legislation Amendment Act 1990 (Cth)
Company Law Review Act 1998 (Cth)
Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld)	s11
Duties Act 2008 (WA)	s11
Companies Act 1993

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court †	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
Oates v Consolidated Capital Services Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWSC 680	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Jun 2007	AustLII
GIO General v Sabko	[2007] NSWSC 251; (2007) 70 NSWLR 743; (2007) 25 ACLC 935	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	21 Mar 2007	AustLII
CGU Workers Compensation (NSW) Ltd v Rockwall Interiors Pty Ltd	[2006] NSWSC 690; (2006) 201 FLR 296	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Jul 2006	AustLII
White v Baycorp Advantage Business Information Services Ltd	[2006] NSWSC 441; (2006) 200 FLR 125; (2006) 24 ACLC 969; [2006] Aust Contract Reports 90-240	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 May 2006	AustLII
Danich Pty Ltd; Re Cenco Holdings Pty Ltd	[2005] NSWSC 293; (2005) 53 ACSR 484; 23 ACLC 1; (2005) 53 ASCR 484	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	8 Apr 2005	AustLII
Donmastry Pty Ltd v Albarran	[2004] NSWSC 632; (2004) 49 ACSR 745	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Jul 2004	AustLII
Re HIH Insurance Ltd	[2004] NSWSC 5	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Feb 2004	AustLII
Re United Medical Protection Ltd	[2003] NSWSC 237; (2003) 46 ACSR 98	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 2003	AustLII
Shaw v Goodsmith Industries Pty Ltd	[2002] NSWSC 406; (2002) 41 ACSR 556; (2002) 23 NSWCCR 479	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	16 May 2002	AustLII
Casali v Crisp	[2001] NSWSC 860; (2001) 165 FLR 79	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	3 Oct 2001	AustLII
Re CIC Insurance Ltd	[2001] NSWSC 438; (2001) 38 ACSR 181	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 May 2001	AustLII
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2000] NSWSC 316; (2000) 174 ALR 688; (2000) 34 ACSR 232; 19 ACLC 341; 34 ASCR 232	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Apr 2000	AustLII
Thorne Developments Pty Ltd v Laird	[2022] QSC 85	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	16 Jun 2022	AustLII
Pagnon v Workcover Queensland	[2000] QCA 421; [2001] 2 Qd R 492	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	10 Oct 2000	AustLII
Re Jcee Pty Ltd, Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Justin Thomas McQuinn v Asic	[2019] SASC 169	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	27 Sep 2019	AustLII
Irwin v Yule	[2013] SASC 132	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	19 Aug 2013	AustLII
W & C Broadhurst Pty Ltd	[2022] VSC 737	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Nov 2022	AustLII
Pilarinos v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2006] VSC 301; (2006) 24 ACLC 775; (2006) 24 ACLR 775	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	11 Aug 2006	AustLII
Hutchinson v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2001] VSC 465; (2001) 40 ACSR 198; 20 ACLC 400; 167 FLR 90	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Nov 2001	AustLII
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ABC Fund Managers	[2001] VSC 383; (2001) 39 ACSR 443; 20 ACLC 120	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	11 Oct 2001	AustLII
Chalker v Clark	[2008] VSCA 92	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	16 May 2008	AustLII
Australian Catering Equipment Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2025] WASC 24	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	5 Feb 2025	AustLII
Pact Construction Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 369	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	9 Oct 2024	AustLII
Blue Horseshoe Ventures Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 327	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	9 Sep 2024	AustLII
Di Camillo v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 288	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	13 Aug 2024	AustLII
Sodexo Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 265	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	24 Jul 2024	AustLII
Re Dreampoint Pty Ltd (Deregistered); Ex Parte Brett Phillip Jones	[2024] WASC 125	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	15 Apr 2024	AustLII
Jennifer Elizabeth Low As Liquidator of Safa Auto Parts Pty Ltd & Safa Auto Parts Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 116	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	10 Apr 2024	AustLII
Zare v the Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 82	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	22 Mar 2024	AustLII
Perrin v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2024] WASC 38	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	21 Feb 2024	AustLII
Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) v Australian Securities & Investments Commission	[2022] WASC 221	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	1 Jul 2022	AustLII
Jit Sun Investments Pte Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2021] WASC 235	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	15 Jul 2021	AustLII
Re Bell Group Ltd (in liq); ex parte Woodings	[2020] WASC 121	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	15 Apr 2020	AustLII
Re Bell Group Ltd (in liq); ex parte Woodings	[2013] WASC 409; (2013) 97 ACSR 117	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	14 Nov 2013	AustLII
Del Borrello v Australian Securities and Investments Commission	[2008] WASC 48	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	4 Apr 2008	AustLII
Re Wood & Martin (Bricklaying Contractors) Ltd	[1971] 1 All ER 732; [1971] 1 WLR 293		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis
Phillips v Roberts	[1973] 2 NSWLR 207		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1973	LexisNexis AU
Re Lindsay Bowman Ltd	[1969] 1 WLR 1443		United Kingdom	circa 1969	LexisNexis / Westlaw
Solla v Scott	25 FLR 213; [1982] 2 NSWLR 832; 7 ACLR 323; 1 ACLC 613		Australia	circa 2021	Legal Online / Westlaw
Re Proserpine Pty Ltd	[1984] 1 NSWLR 745		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1984	LexisNexis AU
Morris v Harris	[1927] AC 252; [1926] All ER 15		United Kingdom	circa 1927	LexisNexis / Westlaw
Re Sparad Ltd	(1993) 12 ACSR 12		Australia	circa 1993	LexisNexis AU
Tyman's Ltd v Craven	[1952] 2 QB 100; [1952] 1 All ER 613		United Kingdom	circa 1952	LexisNexis / Westlaw
Re GA & RJ Elliott Pty Ltd	(1978) 3 ACLR 523		Australia	circa 1978	LexisNexis AU
Harule Pty Ltd; Ex parte Olita Super Readymixed Concrete Pty Ltd (in liq)	(1994) 13 ACSR 500		Australia	circa 1994	LexisNexis AU
Re Lindsay Bowman Ltd	[1969] 3 All ER 601		United Kingdom	circa 1969	LexisNexis
Gurtner v Circuit	[1968] 1ALL ER 328		United Kingdom	circa 1968	CommonLII
Re Spedley Securities Ltd (in liq)	(1992) 10 ACLC 1742; (1992) 9 ACSR 83; (1992) 9 ASCR 83		Australia	circa 1992	IntelliConnect
Re G A Listing & Maintenance Pty Ltd	(1994) 15 ACSR 308		Australia	circa 1994	LexisNexis AU
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Action Workwear Pty Ltd (Deregistered)	(1996) 132 FLR 345; (1996) 20 ACSR 712; 33 ATR 61		Australia	circa 1996	Legal Online / Westlaw
Re Huntingdon Poultry Ltd	[1969] 1 All ER 328; [1969] 1 WLR 204		United Kingdom	circa 1969	LexisNexis
Re Donald Kenyon Ltd	[1956] 3 All ER 596; [1956] 1 WLR 1397		United Kingdom	circa 1956	LexisNexis

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