Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Curtis v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 144 Citation: Curtis v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 144
Appeal from: Curtis v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd & Anor [2014] FCCA 1286
Parties: LEON CURTIS v SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LIMITED (ACN 052 833 208) and OFFICIAL RECEIVER
File number: NSD 688 of 2014
Judges: MANSFIELD, GLEESON, BEACH JJ
Date of judgment: 30 October 2014
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – validity of a bankruptcy notice electronically issued by the Official Receiver – whether essential requirement for final judgment/order to be attached at time of issue – whether judgment/order "attached" at time of electronic issue – meaning of "attached" – substantial versus strict compliance – whether defect in bankruptcy notice can be cured by s 306(1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – appeal dismissed
Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 25C Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 40(1)(g), 41(1)-(3), 306(1) Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 (Cth) regs 4.01, 4.02, 16.01, Form 1 of Sch 1 Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) ss 3(b), 8(1), 9, 11 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 28
Cases cited: Adams v Lambert (2006) 228 CLR 409 American Express International Inc v Held [1999] FCA 321 Australian Steel Company (Operations) Pty Ltd v Lewis (2000) 109 FCR 33 Bank of Melbourne Ltd v Hannan (1997) 78 FCR 249 Circle Credit Co-Op Ltd v Lilikakis (2000) 99 FCR 592 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Horvath (1999) 161 ALR 441 Curtis v SingTel Optus Pty Ltd (2013/342608) (2014) 311 ALR 494 Farrugia v Farrugia (2000) 99 FCR 16 Kleinwort Benson Australia Ltd v Crowl (1988) 165 CLR 71 Kyriackou v Shield Mercantile Pty Ltd (2004) 138 FCR 324 Nash v Thomas (2012) 204 FCR 415 Prudential-Bache Securities (Australia) Ltd v Warner [1999] FCA 1143 Re Scerri (1998) 82 FCR 146 Thompson v Metham [1999] FCA 935 Trustees of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary v Weir (2000) 98 FCR 447 Walsh v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1984) 156 CLR 337
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