Bendigo Bank Ltd v Williams [2000] FCA 482

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Bendigo Bank Ltd v Williams [2000] FCA 482

BANKRUPTCY – bankruptcy notice failed to state 'the provision under which interest is being claimed' – whether such a notice was 'in accordance with the form prescribed the regulations' – whether such a failure was merely 'a formal defect or an irregularity' STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – legislative scheme governing bankruptcy notices – use of Bankruptcy Regulations in interpreting Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – precedent – circumstances in which a Full Court may decline to follow a decision of another Full Court

Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 40, 41, 306 Bankrupty Regulations reg 4.02 Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 25C

Kirk v Ashdown [1999] FCA 1664 not followed Transurban City Link Ltd v Allan [1999] FCA 1723 applied Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 applied Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Woodhams [2000] HCA 10 considered Kleinwort Benson Australia Ltd v Crowl (1988) 165 CLR 71 considered Hunter Resources Ltd v Melville (1988) 164 CLR 234 referred to Thorn EMI Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (1987) 13 FCR 491 considered Hanlon v The Law Society [1981] AC 124 considered Elazac Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents (1994) 53 FCR 86 referred to Government of Canada v Aronson [1990] 1 AC 579 referred to British Amusement Catering Trades Association v Westminster City Council [1989] 1 AC 147 referred to James v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1955) 93 CLR 631 considered Pillai v Comptroller of Income Tax [1970] AC 1124 considered Re St Leon; Ex parte National Australia Bank Ltd (1994) 54 FCR 371 considered Hilti (Australia) Pty Ltd v Millard (1997) referred to Re Ma; Ex parte Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd (in liq) (1995) 58 FCR 444 referred to Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Horvath [1999] FCA 143 referred to Re Scerri (1998) 82 FCR 146 referred to Thompson v Metham [1999] FCA 935 referred to American Express International Inc v Held [1999] FCA 321 referred to Parianos v Lymlind Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 684 referred to Yu v Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd (in liq) (1995) 60 FCR 300 referred to Bank of Melbourne v Hannan (1997) 78 FCR 249 referred to Ashdown v Kirk [1999] FCA 1263 not followed Bendigo Bank Ltd v Scerri [1999] FCA 1215 discussed Foote v Mid-West Finance Pty Ltd (1997) 78 FCR 306 discussed Re O'Keefe; Ex parte Australian Factors Limited (1963) 19 ABC 101 cited Shanahan v Scott (1957) 96 CLR 245 cited Morton v Union Steamship Co Of New Zealand (1951) 83 CLR 402 cited BENDIGO BANK LIMITED (ACN 068 049 178) v GARY JOHN WILLIAMS V 703 OF 1999 BENDIGO BANK LIMITED (ACN 068 049 178) v SABINA HUSSEIN-BARBOUR V 704 OF 1999 BENDIGO BANK LIMITED (ACN 068 049 178) v KAREN FLORENCE YOUNG V 705 OF 1999 MOORE, KIEFEL AND LEHANE JJ 18 APRIL 2000 SYDNEY (HEARD IN MELBOURNE)