Miao v Owners Corporation SP 31235U [2015] FCA 352

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Miao v Owners Corporation SP 31235U [2015] FCA 352 Citation: Miao v Owners Corporation SP 31235U [2015] FCA 352

Appeal from: Body Corporate SP 31235U v Miao [2014] FCCA 2457

Parties: SHIRLEY MIAO v OWNERS CORPORATION SP 31235U

File number: VID 719 of 2014

Judge: BEACH J

Date of judgment: 13 April 2015

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY – appeal from dismissal of application for review of sequestration order – alleged invalid service – alleged errors in form of bankruptcy notice and interest calculations – alleged lack of basis for act of bankruptcy – alleged lack of authority of creditor to issue bankruptcy notice – s 52(2) of Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – alleged counterclaim against the respondent – alleged solvency of the appellant – no error in fact or law established – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 40(1)(g), 41(2), 41(5), 43(1)(b), 52(2)(a), 52(2)(b), 306, 309(2) Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 (Cth) reg 4.02 Federal Circuit Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2006 (Cth) r 3.01 Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth) r 6.14 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 25(1AA)(a) Owners Corporation Act 2006 (Vic) ss 9, 10, 11, 18, 30, 151

Cases cited: Adams v Lambert (2006) 228 CLR 409 Bank of Melbourne Ltd v Hannan (1997) 78 FCR 249 Clapham v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2013] FCAFC 84 Curtis v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (2014) 225 FCR 458 De Robillard v Owners of Strata Plan Number 49259 (2002) 194 ALR 145 In re Beauchamp; Ex parte Beauchamp [1904] 1 KB 572 In re Stogdon; Ex parte Leigh [1895] 2 QB 534 at 535 James v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1955) 93 CLR 631 Kleinwort Benson Australia Ltd v Crowl (1988) 165 CLR 71 Miao v Michell [2015] FCA 22 Re Lynch; Ex parte Depela Pty Ltd (in liq) (1998) 81 FCR 444 Re Nugent; Ex parte Nugent (1985) 5 FCR 161 Re St Leon; ex parte National Australia Bank (1994) 54 FCR 371 Sandell v Porter (1966) 115 CLR 666 Stratton v Bowles (No 2) [2015] FCA 43