Singh v Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations [2009] FCAFC 59

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Singh v Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations [2009] FCAFC 59

BANKRUPTCY – appeal – refusal of application for annulment of sequestration order – no error in reasoning of primary judge – dismissed PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – appeal – application to adduce further evidence on appeal – did not disclose fresh evidence – refused PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – letter and submissions sent to the Court after the hearing and without the Court's leave – inappropriate to write to the Court and make submissions after the hearing without the Court's leave Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s 42B Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 43, 54(1), 109(1)(a), 153A, 153B Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 27 Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia Ltd (No 1) (1981) 147 CLR 246 applied Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1applied Freeman v National Australia Bank Ltd [2003] FCAFC 200 applied Jackson v Conway [2000] FCA 1530 applied Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589cited Singh v Department of Family and Community Services (2004) 142 FCR 232cited Singh v Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (2006) 95 ALD 569cited Singh v Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (2007) 46 AAR 447cited Singh v Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations [2008] FCA 1061 cited Singh v Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations [2008] FCA 1463 affirmed Singh v Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations [2008] HCASL 224cited Singh v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services (Centrelink) [2005] HCATrans 759cited MOHINDER SINGH v SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS

VID 857 of 2008

SPENDER, LANDER AND FLICK JJ

22 MAY 2009