HUGHES AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL V AIR SERVICES AUSTRALIA (1997) 146 ALR 1
Federal Court of Australia – 30 June 1997
FACTS
Hughes Aircraft Systems International (“Hughes”), a Californian company, was the unsuccessful tenderer in a two party bid for the award of The Australian Advanced Air Traffic System (“TAAATS”) released by Air Services Australia (“Air”), a statutory corporation of the Commonwealth. The successful tender was Thompson Radar Australia Corporation (“Thompson”).
Air, Hughes and Thompson entered into a contract as to the process of the tender. Air initially recommended Hughes as the preferred contractor, but after several revisions of the tender process and a price reduction by Thompson, recommended Thompson as the preferred contractor.
Hughes’ claimed that Air by contract obliged itself to conduct the tender process leading to the award of the TAAATS contract fairly and ensure equal opportunity to Hughes and Thompson.
ISSUE
Whether there was an implied term of good faith and fair dealing.
FINDING
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