Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Repatriation Commission v Tsourounakis [2007] FCAFC 29
VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS – age service pension – reduction for assets – whether respondents had effectively alienated beneficial ownership of real property in favour of their son where no transfer of legal title – whether proprietary estoppel in circumstances where son made substantial improvements to the property – calculation of value of beneficial interest
WORDS AND PHRASES – "proprietary estoppel", "reduction in value", "beneficial ownership", "equitable interest"
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth)ss 36, 36A, 36N, Sch 5L, 6 52C Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)s 58, 127, 116 5 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) The Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 cited Repatriation Commission v Tsourounakis [2004] FCAFC 332 cited Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101 cited Riches v Hogben [1985] 2 Qd R 292 cited Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 cited Olsson v Dyson (1969) 120 CLR 365 cited Re Gillies; ex parte Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Gillies (1993) 42 FCR 571 cited O'Brien v Sheahan [2002] FCA 1292 cited Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1987–1988) 164 CLR 387 considered Davies v Littlejohn (1924) 34 CLR 174 discussed Wallace v Love (1922) 31 CLR 156 applied Re Samek v Secretary Department of Social Security (1988) 16 ALD 295 cited Radamovic v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services (2001) 61 ALD 530 cited Rimmer v Rimmer [1952] 2 All ER 863 cited Macdonald v Macdonald [1957] 2 All ER 690 cited Cobb v Cobb [1955] 1 WLR 731 considered Fribance v Fribance (No 2) [1957] 1 WLR 384 cited Jackson v Crosby (No 2) (1978) 21 SASR 280 cited Davies v The English, Scottish and Australian Bank Ltd (1934) 7 ABC 210 considered Cummings v Claremont Petroleum NL (1995-1996) 185 CLR 124 considered Johnson v Smiley (1853) 17 Beav 223 cited Pridmore v Magenta Nominees Pty Ltd (1999) 161 ALR 458 approved Parker v Manning (1798) 7 TR 537 cited Re Central Klondyke Gold Mining and Trading Co Ltd (Savigny's case) (1898) 5 Mans 336 cited Howard v Fanshawe [1895] 2 Ch 581 cited Official Receiver in Bankruptcy v Schulz (1990) 170 CLR 306 cited Bagshaw v Scott (2002) 126 FCR 27 cited
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