Moran v Lydiard Financial Services Pty Ltd (ACN 005 932 276) [2007] FCA 872

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Moran v Lydiard Financial Services Pty Ltd (ACN 005 932 276) [2007] FCA 872

BANKRUPTCY - Appeal against decision of Federal Magistrate to set aside a sequestration order - nature of hearing before Federal Magistrate - timing of act of bankruptcy - misstatement of time of act of bankruptcy in Creditor's Petition - relevance of pending application for special leave to appeal to the High Court. Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 (WA) Pt 8 Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 33, 40, 41, 43, 44, 47, 52, 104, 306 Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s 43 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 25 Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth) ss 10, 102, 103, 104 Federal Magistrates Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2006 (Cth) r 2.02 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 62 r 12 Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001 (Cth) r 7.01 Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1995] FCA 971 cited Cottrell v Nicholls (as trustee in the estate of Cottrell) [2004] FCA 102 cited Guss v Johnstone [2000] FCA 1455 ref to Guss v Johnstone (2000) 74 ALJR 884 ref to MacDonald v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2001) 107 FCR 72 cited Martin v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2001) 217 ALR 634 cited Meehan v Alfaro (1999)93 FCR 201 cited Moran v Lydiard Financial Services Pty Ltd [2005] FMCA 1821 ref to Moran v Lydiard Financial Services Pty Ltd (previously Cuthberts Nominees Pty Ltd) [2006] FMCA 1341 affirmed Moran v Lydiard Financial Services Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 631 ref to Thai v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1994) 53 FCR 252 cited JOHN GERARD MORAN v LYDIARD FINANCIAL SERVICES PTY LTD (ACN 005 932 276) (PREVIOUSLY CUTHBERTS NOMINEES PTY LTD (ACN 005 932 276)) VID1244 OF 2006

GORDON J

8 JUNE 2007

MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VID 1244 OF 2006