Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Nedlands Pty Ltd (in liq) [2000] FCA 599

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Nedlands Pty Ltd (in liq)

[2000] FCA 599 FEDERAL COURT – Registrars of the Court – delegation by Judges to Registrars of power to make an order winding up a company – such power subsequently held to be non-existent (Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally (1999) 163 ALR 270). JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – order made by Registrar winding up a company – absence of power to make such an order – whether order made void ab initio or voidable – whether, if merely voidable, order could be quashed by an order for certiorari. Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 5, s 19, s 20, s 23, s 24, s 24(1)(a), s 35, s 35A, s 35A(1), s 35A(1)(h), s 35A(4), s 35A(5), s 35A(6) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 39B, s 39B(1) Federal Court Rules, O 71 r 7 (as then in force) Constitution, s 75, s 75(v), s 76, s 77 Corporations Law, Ch 5, Part 5.4 Re Wakim; Ex parte McNally (1999) 163 ALR 270 Robins v Incentive Dynamics Pty Ltd (1999) 91 FCR 423 R v Davison (1954) 90 CLR 353 Re Colina; Ex parte Torney (1999) 166 ALR 545 Khatri v Price (1999) 166 ALR 380 Mercator Property Consultants Pty Ltd v Christmas Island Resort Pty Ltd (1999) 33 ACSR 125 Autistic Association of New South Wales v Dodson [1999] FCA 439 Bird v Free (1994) 126 ALR 475 Harris v Caladine (1991) 172 CLR 84 Trustees of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary v Weir [2000] FCA 574 Federated Engine-Drivers and Firemen's Association of Australasia v Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (1911) 12 CLR 398 In re Bowling and Welby's Contract [1895] 1 Ch 663 Gould v Brown (1998) 193 CLR 346 Ah Yick v Lehmert (1905) 2 CLR 593 Cheesman v Waters (1997) 77 FCR 221 R v Watson; Ex parte Armstrong (1976) 136 CLR 248 R v Anderson; Ex parte Bateman (1978) 21 ALR 56 Northern Territory of Australia v Lane (1995) 138 ALR 544 OFFICIAL TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY v NEDLANDS PTY LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) SG 3103 of 1994 FINN J 12 MAY 2000 SYDNEY (HEARD IN ADELAIDE)