Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Farrugia v Farrugia [2000] FCA 129
BANKRUPTCY – whether bankruptcy notice contained an overstatement – whether relevant date for calculating "amount in fact due" for notice is date of application for bankruptcy notice or date of its issue – whether the Bankruptcy Act requires inclusion in the notice of the correct provision under which interest is claimed – whether failure to indicate provision under which interest is claimed is misleading – whether stating that interest is continuing to accrue is misleading. WORDS & PHRASES – "amount in fact due" Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth), ss 25C, 46(1)(a) Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), ss 41(2), 41(5), 41(6), 306 Bankruptcy Regulations (Cth), r 4.02, Form 1 Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW), s 39 Bendigo Bank v Scerri [1999] FCA 1215, applied Glass v Demarco [1999] FCA 481, applied Kirk v Ashdown [1999] FCA 1664, applied Kleinwort Benson v Crowl (1988) 165 CLR 71, applied Meekin v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1999] FCA 682, applied Re Cooper [1911] 2 KB 550, applied Re Davis (1963) 19 ABC 100, applied Re Wimborne (1979) 24 ALR 494, applied Thorpe v Bristile [1997] FCA 1369, applied Walsh v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1984) 156 CLR 337, applied
ALFRED FARRUGIA v JOSEPH FARRUGIA N 7443 of 1999
MADGWICK J 2 MARCH 1999 SYDNEY
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 7443 OF 1999
BETWEEN: ALFRED FARRUGIA
Applicant
AND: JOSEPH FARRUGIA
Respondent
JUDGE: MADGWICK J
DATE OF ORDER: 2 MARCH 1999
WHERE MADE: SYDNEY
THE COURT ORDERS THAT: The bankruptcy notice is set aside.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 7443 OF 1999
BETWEEN: ALFRED FARRUGIA
Applicant
AND: JOSEPH FARRUGIA
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