Sharpe v W H Bailey & Sons Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 921

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Sharpe v W H Bailey & Sons Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 921 Citation: Sharpe v W H Bailey & Sons Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 921

Appeal from: Sharpe v WH Bailey & Sons Pty Ltd [2014] FCCA 402

Parties: DAVID GEORGE SHARPE v W H BAILEY & SONS PTY LTD

File number: NSD 274 of 2014

Judge: GLEESON J

Date of judgment: 26 August 2014

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – appeal from the Federal Circuit Court – refusal to extend time for compliance with bankruptcy notice – whether primary judge's decision contravened Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW) – whether primary judge erred in not hearing and taking into account application in its entirety – where appellant recovering from medical condition – where appellant alleges abuse of process – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 30, 40(1)(g), 41(6A), 41(6C) Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW) ss 3, 4, 5(2)(b), 6, 8 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24(1)(d), 24(1A), 25(1AA), 28

Cases cited: Ahern v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1987) 76 ALR 137 Astrazeneca Pty Ltd v Glaxosmithkline Australia Pty Ltd [2006] ATPR 42-106; [2006] FCAFC 22 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Forge (2004) 48 ACSR 474; [2003] FCAFC 274 Brunninghausen v Glavanics [1998] FCA 230 Byron v Southern Star Group Pty Ltd (1997) 73 FCR 264 Cameron v Cole (1944) 68 CLR 571 Commissioner of Police v Tanos (1958) 98 CLR 383 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Mammoet Australia Pty Ltd (2012) 206 FCR 135 DÉcor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 Fox v Percy (20013) 214 CLR 118 Guss v Johnstone (2000) 171 ALR 598 Hargraves Secured Investments Ltd v Sharpe [2012] NSWSC 1519 Hargraves Secured Investments Ltd v Sharpe [2013] NSWSC 177 Hargraves Secured Investments Ltd v Sharpe [2013] NSWSC 539 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 Hovan v Goycolea-Silva [2003] FCA 234 Hubner v ANZ Banking Group Ltd [1998] FCA 1779 James v Abrahams (1981) 34 ALR 657 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 104 FCR 564 Kakavas v Paradise Enterprises Ltd [2010] FCA 915 Kavia Holdings Pty Ltd v Werncog Ltd [1999] NSWSC 839 MZXGP v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 1075 Narain v Eurasia (Pacific) Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1352 Re Athans; Ex Parte Athans (1991) 29 FCR 302 Re Briggs; Ex Parte Briggs v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1986) 12 FCR 310 Re Dalco; ex parte Dalco v Commissioner of Taxation (1986) 67 ALR 605 Re Sarina; Ex parte Wollondilly Shire Council [1980] FCA 66; (1980) 43 FLR 163 Re Taylor; Ex parte Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1983) 74 FLR 377 Robertson v Knott Investments Pty Ltd (No 3) [2010] FCA 1074 Rozenbes v Kronhill (1956) 95 CLR 407 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd v Apple Inc (2011) 217 FCR 238 Sharpe v Hargraves Secured Investments Limited [2014] HCASL 66 Sharpe v Hargraves Secured Investments Ltd [2013] NSWCA 288 Sharpe v Heywood [2013] FCCA 1788 Sharpe v Heywood [2013] NSWCA 192 Sharpe v WH Bailey & Sons (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1887 Sharpe v WH Bailey & Sons [2013] FCCA 2228 Sharpe v WH Bailey & Sons Pty Ltd [2014] FCCA 402 Sharpe v WH Bailey [2013] NSWSC 913 Shephard v Chiquita Brands (South Pacific) Ltd [2001] FCA 1394 Slack v Bottoms English Solicitors [2002] FCA 1445 Sterling; ex parte Esanda Ltd (1980) 44 FLR 125 Streimer v Tamas (1981) 54 FLR 253 Sydneywide Distributors Pty Ltd v Red Bull Australia Pty Ltd (2002) 55 IPR 345; [2002] FCAFC 157 Taubert v Eddaglide Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 567 Waller v Hargraves Secured Investments Ltd (2012) 245 CLR 311 Wilcox v Cottrell [2000] FCA 1656