In brief The High Court has confirmed the decisions of the NSW Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, that attempts in Australia to wind up the national flag-carrier airline of the Republic of Indonesia, PT Garuda Indonesia Limited (Garuda), cannot proceed. The airline is a “separate entity” of the Indonesian government. As such, it successfully relied on its arguments to assert foreign state immunity in this case. Whilst similar provisions exist in other legislation, including…
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