Workcover Authority of New South Wales v Picton Truck & Trailer Repairs Pty Ltd (De-Registered) & Anor

(2004) 51 ACSR 102; [2004] NSWCA 371

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Corporations
2. › Deregistration
3. › Reinstatement of registration
4. › Application by person aggrieved
5. › Whether applicant a 'person aggrieved' by deregistration
6. › Whether legal right or interest adversely affected by deregistration
7. › Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 601AH(2)
1. Corporations
2. › Deregistration
3. › Reinstatement of registration
4. › Whether just that registration be reinstated
5. › Relevance of delay
6. › Whether residual discretion to refuse order once statutory preconditions satisfied
7. › Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 601AH(2)
1. Workers Compensation
2. › Uninsured Liability and Indemnity Scheme
3. › Recovery from culpable director
4. › Prerequisite of service of notice on employer
5. › Whether reinstatement of deregistered employer necessary
6. › Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 145, 145A, 155
1. Statutes
2. › Construction
3. › Whether 'may' confers discretion or imposes obligation once preconditions satisfied
4. › Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), s 33(2A)

Quick Take

A statutory authority whose legal right to recover from a culpable director is frustrated by deregistration of the company is a 'person aggrieved' under s601AH(2) of the Corporations Act 2001. Delay in applying for reinstatement does not negate standing as a person aggrieved, and will not justify refusal of reinstatement where the delay is explained and causes no prejudice. The question whether any residual discretion exists to refuse reinstatement once the statutory preconditions are met was left open.