Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
BANKRUPTCY - applications for orders of discharge from bankruptcy under s.150 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 - objection to applications by official trustee on grounds of prematurity - whether presumption that bankrupts should be discharged by operation of law under s.149 - whether applicants need show special circumstances for discharge - relevant factors to consider in
exercising discretion under s.150.
Bankruptcy Act 1966 ss.73, 74, 149 and 150.
RE: JANINE THERESE MAHER
No. 152 of 1984
RE: TREVOR RICHARD MAHER No. 153 of 1984
Woodward J. Melbourne 21 August 1985
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
CENERAL DIVISION
) ) ) ) No. 152 of 1984 ) ) )
BANKRUPTCY DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF VICTORIA RE: JANINE THERESE MAHER A Bankrupt
MINUTES OF ORDER
COURT: Woodward J.
DATE: 21 August 1985
PLACE: Melbourne
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
There be an order of discharge from bankruptcy.
(NOTE: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in 0.36 of
the Federal Court Rules.)
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ) ) GENERAL DIVISION ) ) No. 153 of 1984 BANKRUPTCY DISTRICT OF THE ) ) STATE OF VICTORIA ) RE: TREVOR RICHARD MAHER A Bankrupt
MINUTES OF ORDER
COURT: Woodward J.
DATE: 21 August 1985 PLACE: Melbourne
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
There be an order of discharge from bankruptcy.
(NOTE: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in 0.36 of
the Federal Court Rules.)
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
GENERAL DIVISION
BANKRUPTCY DISTRICT OF THE
STATE OF VICTORIA
No. 152 of 1984 RE: JANINE THERESE MAHER
A Bankrupt
No. 153 of 1984
RE: ZREVOR RICHARD MAHER
A Bankrupt
COURT: Woodward J.
DATE: 21 August 1985
PLACE: Melbourne
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
By separate applications dated 13 May 1985, the applicants have applied for orders under s.150 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 ("the Act"), discharging them from bankruptcy. That section provides, so far as is relevant:
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