Gleeson v Bank of Queensland [2017] FCA 1302

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Gleeson v Bank of Queensland [2017] FCA 1302 File number: NSD 14 of 2017

Judge: BROMWICH J

Date of judgment: 10 November 2017

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Cross-vesting – application to transfer proceedings to the Supreme Court of Queensland – Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) s 5(4)(iii) – Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) s 12GK – whether Supreme Court of Queensland a more appropriate forum

Legislation: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth), ss 12GF, 12GK Australian Consumer Law (being Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), s 236 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), ss 79, 80 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth), s 5(4) Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW), s 7 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (NSW), s 8(1) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (SA), s 11 Land Titles Act 1994 (Qld), s 78 Property Law Act 1974 (Qld) , ss 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89

Cases cited: BHP Billiton Limited v Shultz [2004] HCA 61; 221 CLR 400 Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Owens [No 2] (1953) 88 CLR 168 Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (1996) 189 CLR 51 Khoury v Commonwealth Bank of Australia trading as Bankwest [2013] FCA 304 Northern Territory of Australia v GPAO (1999) 196 CLR 553 Pedersen v Young (1964) 110 CLR 162 Rizeq v Western Australia [2017] HCA 23; 344 ALR 421 State of South Australia v Totani [2010] HCA 39; 242 CLR 1 Valceski v Valceski [2007] NSWSC 440; 70 NSWLR 36 Vaughan v Frost [2010] NSWSC 492