IN THE SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA AT MELBOURNE

COMMON LAW DIVISION

No 4788 of2009
BETWEEN
CAROL ANN MATTHEWS
Plaintiff
and
SPI ELECTRICITY PTY LTD (ACN 064 651118) & ORS
Defendants
(by ori ginal proceeding)
AND BETWEEN
SPI ELECTRICITY PTY LTD (ACN 064 651 118)
Plaintiff by Counterclaim
and
UTILITY SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED
(ACN 060 674 580) & ORS
Defendants by Countercl aim
(by counterclaim)
CERTIFICATE IDENTIFYING EXHIBIT
Date of document: 24 March 20 II
Filed on behalf of: the first defendant
Prepared by:
Solicitor's Code: 420
ox: 240 Melbourne
Tel : +61 392881234
Freehills
Level 43 101 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Fax: +61 39288 1567
Ref: KAA:REO:81720904
Attention: Ken Adams
Email: ken.adams@freehills.com
This is the exhibit marked "KAA:2" now produced and shown to Kenneth Alexander Adams at the
time of swearing his affidavit on 24 March 201 1.
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SP AusNet ASX announcement and The Age article
titled "Hulls hits 'unseemly' bushfire class action"
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ASX & SGX-ST Release
SPAusNet
17 February 2009
Victorian Bushfire Crisis Update
SP AusNet was notified that a writ was filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria at 4.40pm on Monday, 16
February 2009. The writ alleges thai "faully andlor defective power lines' caused loss and damage.
SP AusNet believes the claim is both premature and inappropriate, given the establishment of the Royal
Commission of Inquiry into the Victorian bushfire crisis. However, SP AusNet wi ll vigorously defend the
claim.
SP AusNet's safety record, asset management and maintenance programs are in line with good
industry practice, and its bushfire miti gation and vegetation management programs comply with
Electricity Safety (Bushfire Mitigation) Regulal ions.
If the claim is pursued, SP AusNet advises that it has liability insurance which provides cover for
bushfire liability. SP AusNet reviews its insurance cover annually and ensures it is commensurate with
the scale and size of its operations and with industry standards and practice.
SP AusNet's insurance is arranged with local and global insurers, many of which specialise in the
insurance requirements of the utility industry. All insurers participating in SP AusNet's liability insurance
have a minimum rating agency classification of A- and most are rated A and above.
SP AusNet welcomes yesterday's release of the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission of
Inquiry and, as previously stated, wi ll extend its full support and assistance to the Inquiry.
For further information contact :
Investor Relations
lucinda Kerr
Manager. Investor Relalkrls
.61 3 9695 6633 or +61 421 367 687
Media Relations
l ouisa Graham
Manager. Corporate COfflfllunica\ions
+ti13 9695 640 1 or .. 61418 358 327
SP AusNct
SP Australia Networks Ltd
ABN 37108 788 245
SP Australia Networks (Transmission) ltd
ABN 48 116 124 362
SP Australia Networks (Financa) Trust
ARSN 116 763 914
SP Networks (RE) ltd
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Age
17/02/2009
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Hulls hits 'unseemly'
bushfrre class action
By SELMA MllOVANOVIC
STATE J\ l lOrl H'\' -Gf'IH' ra l Rob
Hu lls li as Ihl' initiatio n
of a bushfi rc d ass acti on u"fore
li u" eli ti st's of t il' Vir-TOrian fires
have hN'11 establi shed.
"There dot,S s('em to be an
rush by SOIl1C lawyPrs
to the court eV(' 1! beroT' 11]('
r.allScs of these fi res have bern
rully investigated," Mr Hulls sili d
vcslt' mav.
. Mr Hull s sa id the coroner
and 1llE' T('aguf' royal cOlllmis-
sian would investigate the
causes of 111(" fir("S.
One of the largest class
<I{' l ions in VicfOria's hislOn' was
lau nched las1 week over a fin-
Iha l killed 100 peopl(' al King-
Jake, Sw(' ls Creek 01 1111 5t
1\lldrcIVS.
Sfi d dc rs LawYf' rs sa id on
Slinday it ha;t iSSIlf' d a
r.I<1SS ag;li llst 5ing;lpon"
oWlled e lectrici t y compan y
51' Alis Nel, wh ich is respo lI -
si ble for IIHl illt<'l il lilig mos t
powcr line'S in eastern Victoria.
II is believed Ihe class action will
all('g(' 11H' lirl' was callsf'cI a
fallen pOWiT lill (' at Killglake
Wesr.
It is lhat GMirllS
Lawyers, whirh hil t! b('I' 1i in
di scli ssiolls wllh a cli cnt allo w a
lega l claim "gaills i a pOWt' f
company, has now dl'clil1('d 10
aCi in the malt cr.
Slaler & GonlOl1 said il was
prematllr(' to b(' cOllsidC'ri ll g a
class actiOIl ulltil tli e li lll tings of
lhl' royal commission on Th(:>
fires w(' r(' released.
" Th;1I proc('ss will Il ('C('ss -
arily til ki' timl' and in our
view it would hI' wasteful,
disTracti ng and pre-(,Illpth-c TO
r('plicate thaI proc('ss WiTh
collaTe ral pr ivate act ion:-
The firm said in a statcl1l('nt.
Western Dist rict law l"i rllls
a re cOllsilter ing legal ;1("liOIl
011 uehalf of hOllsehol df'rs aff('c-
[('Ii the ntt's at Horsham alld
Col eraine, Ivhich bl lrl11 Illore
tit an 3000 hecla res.
Maddens LawYf' rs pri ll f ipli l
Brendan Pe ndergast sHi d dO:r.f !1S
of resilkms w('re inI Nt's lt' d ill
pursuillg a class act ion over ti le
fi res, to 1>1' s tart pd by fall!l Y
powl' r lillt's. With DAVID ROOD
(;{)pyrighr Agancy Lim/red (CAL) licenced copy
Ref: 47402374