Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Watts v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (No. 3) [2011] FCA 186 Citation: Watts v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (No. 3) [2011] FCA 186
Appeal from: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited v Watts & Anor [2010] FMCA 623
Parties: BHOJI WATTS and GAMBHIR WATTS v BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE BANK LIMITED (ACN 068 049 178)
File number(s): NSD 1126 of 2010
Judge: KATZMANN J
Date of judgment: 9 March 2011
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – Sequestration order – creditor's petition – whether act of bankruptcy within six months of petition – interpretation of order extending time for compliance with bankruptcy notice until "first return date" of notice of appeal – whether "first return date" was date of appeal index conference before registrar or later call-over before judge BANKRUPTCY – Sequestration order – creditor's petition – whether debtor able to pay debts within meaning of Bankruptcy Act 1996 (Cth) s 52(2)(a) – whether sequestration order ought not be made for "other sufficient cause" within meaning of s 52(2)(b)
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1996 (Cth) ss 41(6A), 52(1), 52(2)(a), 52(2)(b) Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 (Cth) cl 13.03(1) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 420A, 471B Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 91, 131 Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2005 (Cth) r 2.02, Sch 2 item 4 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 41(6A) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 27, 41(6A)
Cases cited: BMG Poseidon Corp Pty Ltd v Adelaide Bank Ltd (No. 2) [2009] FCA 404 Watts v Adelaide Bank Limited [2009] FCAFC 169 Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited v Watts & Anor [2010] FMCA 623 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd (2001) 117 FCR 424 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Draper v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2006) 156 FCR 53 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 James v Hill [2005] FCA 853 Ling v Enrobook Pty Ltd (1997) 74 FCR 19 Nokia Corporation v Liu (2009) 179 FCR 422 Qun Xiong (Kenny) Yu v Todaytech Distribution Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 131 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491 Watts & Anor v Adelaide Bank Limited [2010] HCASL 236 Watts & Anor v Adelaide Bank Limited [2010] HCATrans 70 Watts v Adelaide Bank Limited [2009] FCA 420
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