Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Mulhern v Official Receiver [2015] FCA 807 Citation: Mulhern v Official Receiver [2015] FCA 807
Parties: MICHAEL RICHARD MULHERN and JACQUELINE PATRICIA MULHERN v OFFICIAL RECEIVER
File number: NSD 371 of 2015
Judge: RANGIAH J
Date of judgment: 10 August 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary judgment – whether no reasonable prospect of success – application to review decision of Official Receiver – whether judgment debt was final – whether bankruptcy notice fraudulent or misleading – whether creditor's petition used for an improper purpose – where claim based on issues already finally resolved against applicant – where application has no reasonable prospect of success – application dismissed
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 15(5), 40, 41, 43(1) and 178 Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 (Cth) Reg 4.01 and 4.02 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 21 and 31A Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) s 129
Cases cited: Abigroup Ltd v Abignano (1992) 39 FCR 74 applied Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 cited Birdon Pty Ltd v Houben Marine Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 126; (2011) 197 FCR 25 cited CK Nominees Australia Pty Ltd v Official Receiver (WA) (2007) 160 FCR 524; [2007] FCAFC 118 applied Clyne v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (NSW) (No 3) (1983) 48 ALR 545 cited Dodrill v The Irish Restaurant & Bar Co Pty Ltd & Ors [2009] QSC 317 cited Khouzame v All Seasons Air Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1319 cited Licul v Corney (1976) 8 ALR 437; 50 ALJR 439 cited Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZLIX (2008) 245 ALR 501; [2008] FCAFC 17 cited Mulhern Constructions & Ors v Mulhern [2012] QSC 120 cited Mulhern v Bank of Queensland Ltd [2012] FMCA 1266 cited Mulhern v Bank of Queensland Ltd [2014] FCA 26 cited Mulhern v Bank of Queensland Ltd [2015] FCA 44 cited Mulhern v Pearce (No 3) [2015] FCA 806 cited Olivieri v Stafford (1989) 24 FCR 413 cited Opie v Opie (1951) 84 CLR 362 cited Re Baxter; ex parte Official Receiver v Baxter (1986) 10 FCR 398 cited Re Hanby; Ex parte Flemington Central Spares Pty Ltd (1967) 10 FLR 378 cited Re Tyndall; Ex parte Official Receiver (1977) 17 ALR 182 cited Re Wheeler; Ex parte Wheeler v Halse (1994) 54 FCR 166 cited Shaw v MAB Corporation Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1231 cited Shaw v MAB Corporation Pty Ltd (2014) 220 FCR 425; [2014] FCA 62 cited Stergiou v McGrail [1994] FCA 1041 cited SZFDE v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2007) 232 CLR 189; [2007] HCA 35 cited Woodall, Ide and Re Richards; Ex parte Sommers (1947) 14 ABC 112 cited Wren v Mahony (1972) 126 CLR 212; [1972] HCA 5 cited Xu v Wan Ze Property Development (Aust) Pty Ltd (in liq) (2014) 315 ALR 523; [2014] FCA 461 cited
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