Wenkart v Pantzer (No 3) [2013] FCAFC 162

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Wenkart v Pantzer (No 3) [2013] FCAFC 162 Citation: Wenkart v Pantzer (No 3) [2013] FCAFC 162

Appeal from: Wenkart v Pantzer (2010) 269 ALR 641; [2010] FCA 866; Wenkart v Pantzer (No 2) [2010] FCA 1408; Wenkart v Pantzer (No 3) [2010] FCA 1423

Parties: THOMAS RICHARD WENKART v WARREN PANTZER – FORMER TRUSTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS RICHARD WENKART and HAPDAY HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED (ACN 001 185 253); WARREN PANTZER – FORMER TRUSTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS RICHARD WENKART v THOMAS RICHARD WENKART and HAPDAY HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED (ACN 001 185 253); HAPDAY HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED (ACN 001 185 253) v THOMAS RICHARD WENKART and WARREN PANTZER – FORMER TRUSTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS RICHARD WENKART

File number: NSD 26 of 2011

Judges: DOWSETT, MCKERRACHER AND FOSTER JJ

Date of judgment: 24 December 2013

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether the Full Court should reconsider published Reasons for Judgment before making final orders on appeal in order to address an argument with which the appellant contends the Full Court failed to deal – contentious argument not put before the primary judge or on appeal – application for reconsideration refused

Legislation: Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997 (Cth) Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011

Cases cited: Aktas v Westpac Banking Corporation (No 2) (2010) 241 CLR 570 cited Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300 applied Davis v Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (No 2) (2011) 190 FCR 437 followed Wenkart v Pantzer (No 1) [2013] FCAFC 81 related Wenkart v Pantzer (No 2) [2013] FCAFC 136 related Wenkart v Pantzer (2008) 6 ABC(NS) 37; [2008] FCA 478 Wenkart v Pantzer [2008] FCA 1387