Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations v Berto [2014] FCA 100

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations v Berto [2014] FCA 100 Citation: Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations v Berto [2014] FCA 100

Parties: REGISTRAR OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CORPORATIONS v JOHN BERTO

File number: NTD 29 of 2013

Judge: MANSFIELD J

Date of judgment: 19 February 2014

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – management of Aboriginal corporation – transfer of funds from one corporation to another of same community by Chief Executive Officer to address unexpected funding shortage – funds repaid – agreed period of disqualification and declaratory orders between Registrar and respondent – whether appropriate to make agreed orders – orders made

Legislation: Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) ss 261-1, 261-10, 279-15, 386-1, 453-1 Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 206C

Cases cited: Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations v Matcham (No 2) [2014] FCA 27 applied Clean Energy Regulator v MT Solar Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 205 cited Mornington Inn Pty Ltd v Jordan (2008) 168 FCR 38 cited Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Cahill (2010) 269 ALR 1 cited Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 cited Re HIH Insurance Ltd (in prov liq); Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Adler (2002) 42 ACSR 80 applied Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations v Ponto (2012) 208 FCR 346 applied