Griffiths, Roy Frederick v Civil Aviation Authority [1996] FCA 397

CATCHWORDS BANKRUPTCY - appeal from variation of appellant's commercial pilot licence - effect of bankruptcy on proceedings - whether right of appeal is property that vests with the trustee - personal nature of action - no interest for estate Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Bankruptcy Act 1914 (UK) Insolvency Act 1986 (UK) Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) Jack v Smail [1905] 2 CLR 684 Commissioner of Stamp Duties v Yeend [1929] 43 CLR 235 Cox v Journeaux (No.2) [1935] 53 CLR 713 Australian Capital Television v The Commonwealth [1992] 177 CLR Fuller v Beach Petroleum NL & Anor [1993] 43 FCR 60 Holmes v Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co. (Aust) Ltd [1984] 55 ALR 594 Faulkner v Bluett [1980] 52 FLR 115 Daemar v Industrial Commission of NSW [1988] 90 FLR 469 Madden v Madden & Ors [1995] ATC 4465; on appeal, Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Sheppard, Einfeld & Foster JJ) unreported 27 March 1996 Anthoness v Anderson [1887] 14 VLR 127 Millane v Shire of Heidelberg [1936] VLR 8 Coffey v Bennett [1961] VR 264 Queen v Miller [1893] 5 QLJ 40 Burns Philp Trustee Co. Ltd v Ironside Investments Pty Ltd [1984] 2 Qd.R.16 Pamela Adele Linklater v Michael Jaunay Mount as Trustee for Linklater, unreported Von Doussa J 29 October 1990 Dixon v Wordsworth Court of Appeal (UK) unreported 14 December 1994 Michael Vincent Bourke & Ors v State Bank of NSW Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Beaumont, Einfeld and Whitlam JJ) unreported 4 August 1995 In the marriage of Woodham, D.H. and Woodham,M. [1984] FLC 91-547 Re Richter [1929] NZLR 364 Beckham v Drake [1849] 2 HLC 579, 9 ER 1213 Wetherell v Julius 10 Com. B. 267; [1850] 138 E.R. 108 Dence v Mason [1879] 41 LT 573 United Telephone Company v Bassano [1886] 31 Ch D 630 Wilson v United Countries Bank Ltd [1920] AC 102 Stanton v Collier [1954] 118 ER 1143 (CA) McDonald and Another v Graham [1994] R.P.C.[No.12] 407 Heath v Tang and another; Stevens v Peacock and others [1993] 1 WLR 1421 ROY FREDERICK GRIFFITHS v CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY No. QG 197 of 1994 SPENDER, EINFELD & COOPER JJ BRISBANE 24 MAY 1996