McMahon v Permanent Custodians Limited [2014] FCA 1238

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

McMahon v Permanent Custodians Limited [2014] FCA 1238 Citation: McMahon v Permanent Custodians Limited [2014] FCA 1238

Appeal from: McMahon v Permanent Custodians Ltd [2014] FCCA 216

Parties: ROBYN SANDRA McMAHON v PERMANENT CUSTODIANS LIMITED

File number: NSD 210 of 2014

Parties: JOHN TERENCE MICHAEL McMAHON v PERMANENT CUSTODIANS LIMITED

File number: NSD 211 of 2014

Judge: GLEESON J

Date of judgment: 19 November 2014

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – appeal from the Federal Circuit Court – refusal to set aside sequestration order – whether primary judge's decision contravened Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW) – whether Farm Debt Mediation Act applies to decision to make sequestration orders – where rights of appeal not exhausted in relation to s 11 notice issued under Farm Debt Mediation Act – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 43, 52, 60, Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24, 25(1AA) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) s 57(2)(b) Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW) ss 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11

Cases cited: Abeysinghe v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1558 Burrell v The Queen (2008) 238 CLR 218 Clapham v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2013] FCAFC 84 Hamilton Island Enterprises Pty Ltd v FCT [1982] 1 NSWLR 113 House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499 McMahon v Permanent Custodians Ltd [2013] HCATrans 254 Narain v Euroasia (Pacific) Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1352 Permanent Custodians Ltd v McMahon [2013] NSWCA 275 Permanent Custodians Ltd v McMahon [2013] NSWSC 769 Re Dolman; Ex parte Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd (1967) 10 FLR 381 Sharpe v Bailey [2014] FCA 921 Sharpe v Hargraves Secured Investments Ltd [2013] NSWCA 288 Undershaft (No 1) Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2009) 175 FCR 150