Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Addwealth Financial Services Pty Ltd (in liq) [2018] FCA 96

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Addwealth Financial Services Pty Ltd (in liq) [2018] FCA 96 File number: WAD 640 of 2015

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 14 February 2018

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS –interlocutory application of liquidator for remuneration – whether the application be dealt with in the absence of the public – whether the application be dealt with without the attendance of the applicant – whether the Court dispenses of requirement under R 29.02(11) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) in relation to an affidavit – whether the Court dispenses with the requirement for service under R 9.3(3) of the Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 (Cth) - where Court granted liquidator's application

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 473, 473(3), 473(3)(b)(ii), 473(10), 556(1)(dd), 1551, 1580, 1581(1), 1581(2), 1601(1), Sch 2 s 60-10(1), Sch 2 Div 60, Sch 2 Div 75 Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) Sch 2 item 144, Sch 2 item 322, Sch 2 Pt 1 Corporations and Other Legislation Amendment (Insolvency Law Reform) Regulation 2016 (Cth) Sch 2 item 2 Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) Sch 13 item 5 Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 (Cth) R 1.3(2), R 9.3(3), R 9.3(5)(c) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) R 1.34, R 10.44, R 29.02(11)

Cases cited: Re HIH Services Pty Ltd (In Liq); Re HIH New Zealand Pty Ltd (In Liq); Re HIH Australia Pty Ltd (In Liq); Re Mariners on the Water Pty Ltd (In Liq); Re FAI Property (Qld) Pty Ltd (In Liq); Re FAI Property Services Pty Ltd (In Liq); Re Sailport Pty Ltd (In Liq); Re Bingaton Pty Ltd (In Liq); Re Worldwide Weather Underwriting Agencies (Australia) Pty Limited (In Liq) [2012] NSWSC 1188 Sanderson as Liquidator of Sakr Nominees Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Sakr (2017) 93 NSWLR 459; [2017] NSWCA 38 Thackray & Ors v Gunns Plantations Ltd & Ors (2011) 85 ACSR 144; [2011] VSC 380