Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Pitman v Park (Liquidator), in the matter of BAM Recycling Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] FCA 887 File number: QUD 38 of 2020
Judge: DERRINGTON J
Date of judgment: 25 June 2020
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – winding up – public examinations – summons requiring production of documents – scope of power pursuant to s 596D(2) to require production of documents – whether documents the subject of summons relate to the examinable affairs of company – documents concern ability of examinee to meet any judgment obtained by liquidator – whether liquidator obliged to establish more than the possibility of the existence of a claim against examinee
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 9, 53, 596A, 596B, 596C, 596D Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 35A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 3.11 Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000, r 11.5
Cases cited: Accord Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd v Accord Pacific Land Pty Ltd (in liq) [2011] NSWSC 707 Boys v Quigley (2002) 26 WAR 454 Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (2019) 93 ALJR 807 Evans v Wainter Pty Ltd (2005) 145 FCR 176 Federal Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) v Vasiliades (2016) 344 ALR 558 Grosvenor Hill (Qld) Pty Ltd v Barber (1994) 48 FCR 301 Heard, in the matter of GEBIE Services Pty Ltd (in liq) [2017] FCA 323 Hong Kong Bank of Australia v Murphy (1992) 28 NSWLR 512 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 In the matter of Newheadspace Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] NSWSC 173 Jageev Pty Ltd v Deane (1997) 72 FCR 398 Kassiou v Heard [2017] FCA 425 Kimberley Diamonds Ltd v Arnautovic (2017) 252 FCR 244 Martin v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2001) 217 ALR 634 Mazukov v University of Tasmania [2004] FCAFC 159 Meteyard v Love (2005) 65 NSWLR 36 New Era Installations Pty Ltd v Don Mathieson & Staff Glass Pty Ltd (1999) 31 ACSR 53 Pleash v Tucker (2018) 264 FCR 374 Re Australasian Liquid Storage Pty Ltd (in liq) (2017) 121 ACSR 119 Re BPTC Ltd (1992) 7 ACSR 291 Re Godfrey as liquidator of Pobjie Agencies Pty Ltd (in liq) (2007) 61 ACSR 54 Re Idoport Pty Ltd (in liq) (recs apptd) (2011) 83 ACSR 164 Re Kwiatek; Ex parte Big J Ltd v Pattison (1989) 21 FCR 374 Re Spedley Securities Ltd; Ex parte Potts (1990) 2 ACSR 152 Southern Cross Petroleum Sales (SA) Pty Ltd (in liq) v Hirsch (1998) 70 SASR 527 Vagrand Pty Ltd (in liq) v Permanent Trustee Aust Ltd (1995) 127 FLR 235 Whelan v Australian Securities Commission (1993) 58 FCR 333 Worthley v England; Re Excel Finance Corporation Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 69
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