Blair v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 71656 [2016] FCA 1522

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Blair v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 71656 [2016] FCA 1522 File numbers: NSD 435 of 2016 NSD 1296 of 2016

Judge: MARKOVIC J

Date of judgment: 16 December 2016

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY – applications to set aside bankruptcy notices – whether there was a deemed extension pursuant to s 41(7) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – whether the applicant has a counter-claim, set-off or cross demand equal to or exceeding the amounts payable in relation to each of the bankruptcy notices that the applicant could not have set up in the proceedings in which each of the bankruptcy notices were obtained

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 40, 40(1)(g), 41(6A), 41(7) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 140 Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 (Cth) rr 1.04, 3.02 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 59 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 77 r 13 Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) s 62

Cases cited: Crimmins v Glenview Home Units [1999] FCA 515 Ebert v The Union Trustee Company of Australia Limited (1960) 104 CLR 346 Glew v Harrowell (2003) 198 ALR 331 Guss v Johnstone (2000) 171 ALR 598 Heather Lesley Swan [2012] NSWSC 383 Lau v Accord Pacific Properties Pty Ltd, in the matter of Lau [2003] FCA 795 Owners – Strata Plan 32735 v Heather Lesley-Swan [2012] NSWSC 383 Re Brink; Ex parte Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd (1980) 44 FLR 135 Re Duckworth; Ex parte Lockett [1987] FCA 55 Re James; Ex parte Carter Holt Harvey Roofing (Australia) Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 183 Re Judd; Ex parte Pike (1924) 24 SR (NSW) 537 Seiwa Pty Ltd v Owners Strata Plan 35042 [2006] NSWSC 1157 Thomas v St George Bank Ltd [1999] FCA 166 Pearce DC and Argument S, Delegated Legislation in Australia (4th ed, LexisNexis, 2012) Pearce DC and Geddes RS (8th ed, LexisNexis, 2014) Statutory Interpretation in Australia