Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Endresz v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] FCAFC 18 Appeal from: Commonwealth of Australia v Endresz, in the matter of Endresz [2020] FCA 1228
File number: NSD 1073 of 2020
Judgment of: GRIFFITHS, THAWLEY AND O'BRYAN JJ
Date of judgment: 15 February 2021
Date of publication of reasons: 23 February 2021
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – appeal from order sequestrating appellant's estate – whether there was in truth and reality a debt owing to the Commonwealth – whether equitable jurisdiction of Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory engaged – whether liability under Barnes v Addy unavailable by reason of Auckland Harbour Board v The King – whether liability under Barnes v Addy available when moneys stolen in excess of authority – no error on part of primary judge demonstrated – appeal dismissed
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) s 43 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia s 75(iii) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39, 78AA, 79 Court Procedures Act 2004 (ACT) s 68 Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) rule 7000 Supreme Court Act 1933 (ACT) ss 25, 26 Supreme Court Rules 1937 (ACT) orders 2, 24, 69
Cases cited: Auckland Harbour Board v The King [1924] AC 318 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Berowra Holdings Pty Ltd v Gordon (2006) 225 CLR 364 Black v S Freeman & Co (1910) 12 CLR 105 Clarke v Shee and Johnson (1774) 98 ER 1041 Commonwealth v Davis Samuel (No 11) (2017) 316 FLR 159 Commonwealth v Davis Samuel (No 7) (2013) 282 FLR 1 Commonwealth of Australia v Endresz, in the matter of Endresz [2020] FCA 1228 Creak v More (1912) 15 CLR 426 Endresz v Commonwealth of Australia (2019) 273 FCR 286 Moses v Macferlan (1760) 97 ER 676 Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd v Compton (2017) 261 CLR 132 Re Hallett's Estate (1880) 13 Ch D 696 (CA) Renowden v McMullen (1970) 123 CLR 584 Spedding v Spedding (1913) 30 WN (NSW) 81 Wren v Mahoney (1972) 126 CLR 212 Heydon JD, Leeming M and Turner PA, Meagher, Gummow & Lehane's Equity, Doctrines & Remedies (5th ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2015) Gummow WMC, "Moses v Macferlan: 250 Years On" (2010) 84 ALJ 756
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