Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (No 3) [2019] FCA 853 Appeal from: Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] FCCA 916
File number: NSD 773 of 2018
Judge: LEE J
Date of judgment: 24 May 2019
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – application for review of decision not to set aside bankruptcy notice – whether the bankruptcy notice met the requirements made essential by the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – whether Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force is capable of being a creditor – whether bankruptcy notice is founded on an irregular judgment – whether bankruptcy notice is invalid due to an overstatement of amount owing – whether primary judge erred in failing to exercise discretion to award declaratory relief – appeal dismissed
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 40(1)(g), 41(2), 41(5), 41(7), 306(1) Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 (Cth) Reg 4.01(1)(a)(iii), 4.02(1)-(2) 4.04, Sch 1 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 12 Legal Professional Act 2004 (NSW) ss 369(2), 369(2A), 369(10) Police Act 1990 (NSW) ss 4, 8(a) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)
Cases cited: American Express International Inc v Held (1999) 87 FCR 583 Anne v Ask Financing [2015] FCA 1111; (2015) 240 FCR 229 Bank of Melbourne Limited v Hannan (1997) 78 FCR 249 Genovese v BGC Construction Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 105; (2006) 4 ABC(NS) 127 James v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1955) 93 CLR 631 Nugent v Brialkim Pty Limited (1985) 61 ALR 725 Re Nugent; ex parte Nugent (1985) 5 FCR 161 Re St Leon; ex parte National Australia Bank Limited (1994) 54 FCR 371 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (No 2) [2019] FCA 662 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2019] FCA 475 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (No 2) [2018] FCCA 1941 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] FCA 1192 Roxborough v Rothmans of Pall Mall Australia Limited [2001] HCA 68; (2001) 208 CLR 516; (2001) 48 ATR 442 St George Bank Ltd v Klintworth (1998) 86 FCR 240 Aquaqueen International Pty Limited v Weber [2014] NSWCA 101 Kassem v Koutavas [2012] NSWSC 236 New South Wales v Briggs [2016] NSWCA 344; (2016) 95 NSWLR 467 Penson v Titan National Pty Limited (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 120 Weber v Aquaqueen International Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 1181
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