Bennetts v Board of Fire Commissioners of News South Wales [1967] 87 WN NSW 307
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Updated 2024-01-04 07:05:43 UTC
Nominee/special interest director has overriding duty to serve interests of board on which he sits
Thus cannot act as representative of his nominator.
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