Trustee of the Property of O'Halloran, in the matter of O'Halloran v O'Halloran [2002] FCA 1305

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Trustee of the Property of O'Halloran, in the matter of O'Halloran v O'Halloran [2002] FCA 1305 BANKRUPTCY – whether transfer of funds void against the trustee for the purposes of ss 120 and 121 Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – meaning of "void against the trustee" in ss 120 and 121 of the Bankruptcy Act WORDS AND PHRASES – "void against the trustee" Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 120, 121 13 Elizabeth c. 5 Re Dawson (deceased); Union Fidelity Trustee Co Ltd v Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd [1966] 2 NSWR 211 applied Nestle v National Westminster Bank plc [1993] 1 WLR 1260 applied Jaffray v Marshall [1993] 1 WLR 1285 applied Target Holdings Ltd v Redferns [1994] 2 All ER 337 applied O'Halloran v R T Thomas & Family Pty Ltd (1998) 45 NSWLR 262 applied Re Jury; Ashton v Prentice (1999) 92 FCR 68 referred to Brady v Stapleton (1952) 88 CLR 322 cited and referred to Williams v Lloyd (1934) 50 CLR 341 cited Fiorino v Woodgate [1994] FCA 181 cited and referred to Barton v Official Receiver (1984) 4 FCR 380 cited Re Cummins; Richardson v Cummins (1951) 15 ABC 185 cited Re Fitzgerald; Ex parte Burns (1986) 10 FCR 261 cited Price v Parsons (1936) 54 CLR 332 cited Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Alvaro (1996) 66 FCR 372 cited Baker v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [1995] FCA 565 cited Noakes v Harvy Holmes & Son (1979) 37 FLR 5 cited Electrical Enterprises Retail Pty Ltd v Rodgers (1988) 15 NSWLR 473 cited In re Mouat; Kingston Cotton Mills Company v Mouat [1899] 1 Ch 831 cited Halfey v Tait (1875) 1 VLR (E) 8 cited Fodare Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] FCA 1721 cited Ferrier and Knight (As liquidators of Compass Airlines Pty Ltd) v Civil Aviation Authority (1994) 55 FCR 28 referred to Star v O'Brien (1996) 40 NSWLR 695 referred to May The Law of Fraudulent and Voluntary Conveyances (3rd Ed) Kerr The Law of Fraud and Mistake (7th Ed) TRUSTEE OF THE PROPERTY OF JAMES FRANCIS O'HALLORAN, IN THE MATTER OF JAMES FRANCIS O'HALLORAN v CAROLE O'HALLORAN N 7213 of 2001 ALLSOP J 25 OCTOBER 2002 SYDNEY