Camm v Linke Nominees Pty Ltd (No 5) [2015] FCA 431

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Camm v Linke Nominees Pty Ltd (No 5) [2015] FCA 431 Citation: Camm v Linke Nominees Pty Ltd (No 5) [2015] FCA 431

Parties: LACHLAN MCINTOSH AND JOHN PARK IN THEIR CAPACITY AS TRUSTEES OF THE PROPERTY OF GARY STIRLING CAMM, A BANKRUPT v LINKE NOMINEES PTY LTD (ACN 005 860 944)

File number: VID 828 of 2009

Judge: TRACEY J

Date of judgment: 11 May 2015

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – whether transfer of property void against the trustee in bankruptcy under s 121 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – whether transferor intended to prevent the property from becoming divisible amongst creditors or acted with intent to defraud creditors

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 19(1), 30, 81, 121 Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 1996 (Cth) ss 2(2), 3, sch 1, items 208, 457 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37M, 37N Land Title Act 1994 (Qld) Real Property Acts of 1861 and 1877 (Qld)

Cases cited: Adsett v Berlouis (1992) 37 FCR 201 – cited Camm v Linke Nominees Pty Ltd (2010) 190 FCR 193 – cited Cordelia Holdings Pty Ltd v Newkey Investments Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 48 – cited McIntosh v Linke Nominees Pty Ltd [2008] QCA 275 – cited McIntosh v Linke Nominees Pty Ltd [2008] QSC 79 – cited Mount Lawley Pty Ltd v Western Australian Planning Commission (2004) 29 WAR 273 – cited Re Brogden; Billing v Brogden (1888) 38 Ch D 546 – cited River Bank Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1974) 48 ALJR 483 – cited Spencer v The Commonwealth (1907) 5 CLR 418 – cited Vale v Sutherland (2009) 237 CLR 638 – cited Date of hearing: 8-11, 15-19, 29-31 October 2012, 1 November 2012, 27-31 May 2013 and 25-28 November 2013