Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Reaper v Vrsecky (Trustee), in the matter of Reaper [2019] FCA 565 File number: VID 939 of 2017
Judge: KERR J
Date of judgment: 29 April 2019
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – application for an inquiry pursuant to former ss 178 and 179 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) together with an associated claim for common law damages – where respondent trustee had taken vacant possession of real property previously owned by applicant and applicant's partner pursuant to warrant – where such taking lawful – where personal possessions of the applicant and his partner remained at the property at the time of the respondent trustee taking possession – where respondent trustee thereafter took possession of applicant's personal property – where bailment created – where theft and/or damage established in respect of substantial part of applicant's personal property – applications pursuant to ss 178 and 179 dismissed – judgment in favour of applicant for common law damages
Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 5 Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 5(1), 19, 58(1), 116, 178, 179 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 69 Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 (Cth) s 48 Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) Schs 1, 2 Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 (Cth) regs 6.03, 6.03A, 6.03B Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth) rr 16.05(2)(e), 20.00A(1), 25B.24, 102, Subdiv 25B2.3 Insolvency Law Reform (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2016 (Cth) reg 5(2)(p)
Cases cited: Adsett v Berlouis [1992] FCA 549; 37 FCR 201 Baycorp Collections PDL (Australia) Pty Ltd v Reaper [2016] FCCA 2458 Cambridge v Anastasopoulos [2012] NSWCA 405 Cummings v Claremont Petroleum NL [1996] HCA 19; 185 CLR 124 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2010] FCA 766; 188 FCR 68 Frost v Sheahan (Trustee) [2009] FCAFC 20; 6 ABC(NS) 786 Hacker v Weston [2015] FCA 363; 13 ABC(NS) 225 Haniotis v Dimitriou [1983] 1 VR 498 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; 101 CLR 298 Macchia v Nilant [2001] FCA 7; 110 FCR 101 Makower, McBeath & Co Pty Ltd v Dalgety & Co Ltd [1921] VLR 365 Mannigel v Aitken [1983] FCA 206; 77 FLR 406 McGoldrick v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [1993] FCA 961; 47 FCR 547 Moss v Gunns Finance Pty Ltd (Receivers & Managers Appointed) (In liquidation) [2018] FCAFC 185; 16 ABC(NS) 325 Reaper v Baycorp Collections PDL (Australia) Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 13 Reaper v Baycorp Collections PDL (Australia) Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 426 Reaper v Baycorp Collections PDL (Australia) Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 579 Reaper v Baycorp Collections PDL (Australia) Pty Limited [2016] FCA 1454 Reaper v Luxton [2017] FCA 949 Reaper v Vrsecky [2017] HCASL 168 Reaper v Vrsecky (Trustee) [2016] FCA 509 Re Tyndall; Ex parte Official Receiver [1977] FCA 72; 30 FLR 6 Szepesvary v Weston (Trustee), in the matter of Szepesvary (Bankrupt) [2017] FCA 344 Volcafe Ltd v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA [2018] UKSC 61 Vrsecky as Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Reaper v Reaper & Anor [2016] FCCA 3278 Vrsecky v Reaper & Anor [2015] FCCA 32 Vrsecky v Reaper & Anor (No. 3) [2015] FCCA 2807
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