CK Nominees Australia Pty Ltd v Official Receiver (WA) [2007] FCAFC 118

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

CK Nominees Australia Pty Ltd v Official Receiver (WA) [2007] FCAFC 118 BANKRUPTCY – appeal from single judge – where challenge to notices issued by official receiver under s 77C of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – representative proceedings - consideration of jurisdiction to review s 77C notices – whether notices were oppressive - nature of Court's power to review notice on ground of oppression Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 15(5), 77C, 178 Re Bayliss; Ex parte Official Trustee (1987) 15 FCR 167 referred to Re Bond; Ex parte Bond v Caddy (No 2) (1994) WAR 345 referred to Bond v Tuohy (1995) 128 ALR 595 cited Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1995) 183 CLR 245 referred to CK Nominees Australia Pty Ltd v Official Receiver (WA) [2006] FCA 967 varied Re Dingle; Westpac Banking Corporation v Worrel (1993) 47 FCR 478cited Gerah Imports Pty Ltd v The Duke Group Ltd (1993) 62 SASR 158 cited Cummings v Claremont Petroleum NL (1995) 185 CLR 124 referred to Forshaw v Thompson (1992) 35 FCR 329 referred to Re Jonson; Ex parte Prentice (unreported, 1 September 1997) followed Re Lamb; Ex parte Melsom (1980) 42 FLR 399 referred to New England Biolabs Inc v F Hoffman-La Roche AG (2004) 141 FCR 1 cited Macchia v Nilant (2001) 110 FCR 101 referred to In re Thurlow; Ex parte Official Receiver (1895) 2 Mans 158cited Re Tyndall (1977) 30 FLR 6 followed O'Meara v Hitwise Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 114 cited Smorgon v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1976) 134 CLR 475 cited CK NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 092 302 399 v THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER FOR THE BANKRUPTCY DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND GEOFFREY FRANK TOTTERDELL IN HIS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF THE BANKRUPT ESTATE OF KEVIN TREVOR POLLOCK WAD 231 OF 2006

MOORE, TAMBERLIN and gyles JJ