Schepis v Osborne [2015] FCA 192

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Schepis v Osborne [2015] FCA 192 Citation: Schepis v Osborne [2015] FCA 192

Appeal from: Osborne & Ors v Schepis [2014] FCCA 531

Parties: ASHLEY MARIE SCHEPIS v KEITH ROBERTSON OSBORNE, NICHOLAS JOHN SATOURIS and ANDREW MICHAEL CHRISTOPOULOS

File number: QUD 88 of 2014

Judge: RANGIAH J

Date of judgment: 13 March 2015

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – denial of procedural fairness – sequestration order made by registrar in appellant's absence – Federal Circuit Court required to conduct de novo review – appellant afforded no reasonable opportunity to make submissions on review – judgment set aside BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY – appeal against judgment of Federal Circuit Court dismissing application for review of sequestration order – costs order against appellant – solicitor for appellant ordered to indemnify appellant – indemnification not forthcoming – bankruptcy notice served on appellant – sequestration order made by registrar – review required to be conducted de novo – no reasonable opportunity to make submissions – judgment set aside

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 27, 43(1), 52 and 60(2) Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 (Cth) ss 102(2) and 104 Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth) r 20.03 Federal Circuit Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2006 (Cth) r 2.02

Cases cited: Ahern v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (Qld) (1987) 76 ALR 137 cited Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596 cited De Sousa v Minister for Immigration, Local Government & Ethnic Affairs (1993) 41 FCR 544 cited Dobbie v Department of Social Security [1995] FCA 303 cited Edwards v Edwards [1958] P 235 cited Hamilton v Warne (1907) 4 CLR 1293 cited Martin v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2001) 217 ALR 634 cited Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597 cited Myers v Elman [1940] AC 282 cited Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR at 141 cited Sullivan v Department of Transport (1978) 20 ALR 323 cited SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 228 CLR 152 cited SZRUR v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2013) 216 FCR 445 cited The Queen v Conciliation & Arbitration Commission; Ex parte Angliss (1969) 122 CLR 546 cited The Queen v Windridge, Ex parte Pacific Coal Pty Ltd [1992] 2 Qd R 180 cited Totev v Sfar (2008) 167 FCR 193 cited