Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (in liquidation) (Controllers Appointed) [2012] FCA 1051

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (in liquidation) (Controllers Appointed) [2012] FCA 1051 Citation: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (in liquidation) (Controllers Appointed) [2012] FCA 1051

Parties: AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION v AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN HOLDINGS LIMITED ACN 095 474 436 (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) (IN LIQUIDATION) (CONTROLLERS APPOINTED), WILLIAM LIONEL LEWSKI, MARK FREDERICK BUTLER, KIM JAQUES, MICHAEL RICHARD LEWIS WOOLDRIDGE and PETER CLARKE

File number: VID 594 of 2012

Judge: MURPHY J

Date of judgment: 24 September 2012

Catchwords: HIGH COURT AND FEDERAL COURT – related proceedings – whether civil penalty proceedings should be transferred from the Federal Court to the Supreme Court of Victoria

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (Cth)

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