Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Battenberg v Restom [2007] FCAFC 195
BANKRUPTCY — appeal from sequestration order — whether appellant debtor ordinarily resident in Australia at time of act of bankruptcy for the purposes of s 43(1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) — whether debtor may be ordinarily resident in more than one place — meaning of "ordinarily resident" Held: appeal dismissed — appellant debtor ordinarily resident in Australian at time of act of bankruptcy Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), s 43(1) Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 applied Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 applied Jones v Hyde (1989) 85 ALR 23 applied Logue v Hansen Technologies Limited (2003) 125 FCR 590 followed Mathai v Kwee [2005] FCA 932 referred to Restom v Battenberg [2007] FCA 46 affirmed Re Taylor; Ex parte Natwest Australia Bank Limited (1992) 37 FCR 194 followed Turner v Trevorrow (1994) 49 FCR 566 approved ANDREW CHARLES ROBERT EDWARD ALBERT BATTENBERG v CONWAY ANTHONY RESTOM, PETER JAMES CALDWELL, ANTHONY JAMES CORDATO, BRIAN STUART OLIVER, PHILIP MARK DAY AND ALAN WILKIE NICOL (TRADING AS MICHELLE SILLAR) nSD 278 OF 2007
MARSHALL, TRACEY AND BUCHANAN JJ
18 DECEMBER 2007
SYDNEY IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY nSD 278 OF 2007
ON APPEAL FROM A SINGLE JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN: ANDREW CHARLES ROBERT EDWARD ALBERT BATTENBERG
Appellant
AND: CONWAY ANTHONY RESTOM
First Respondent
PETER JAMES CALDWELL
Second Respondent
ANTHONY JAMES CORDATO
Third Respondent
BRIAN STUART OLIVER
Fourth Respondent
PHILIP MARK DAY
Fifth Respondent
ALAN WILKIE NICOL (TRADING AS MICHELL SILLAR)
Sixth Respondent
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