Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Rumble v Liverpool Plains Shire Council [2020] FCA 1043 Appeal from: Liverpool Plains Shire Council v Rumble and Anor [2019] FCCA 2317
File number: NSD 1676 of 2019
Judge: ABRAHAM J
Date of judgment: 22 July 2020
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – where sequestration orders made in the Federal Circuit Court over the appellants' estate – where grounds of appeal do not point to error in the judgment below
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 43, 40(1)(g), 52(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 24(1)(d) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) ss 219, 204, 220(1), 220(2), 686 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 22, 23
Date of hearing: 1 June 2020
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 29
Counsel for the Appellants: The Appellants appeared in person
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr J.T Johnson
Solicitor for the Respondent: O'Neill Partners Commercial Lawyers
ORDERS NSD 1676 of 2019
BETWEEN: ROBERT GEORGE RUMBLE First Appellant
LEE RUMBLE Second Appellant
AND: LIVERPOOL PLAINS SHIRE COUNCIL Respondent
JUDGE: ABRAHAM J DATE OF ORDER: 22 July 2020
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. The appellants are to pay the costs of the respondent to be agreed or taxed. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
ABRAHAM J: 1 On 23 August 2019 sequestration orders under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) (Bankruptcy Act) were made by the Federal Circuit Court against the estates of Mr and Ms Rumble, the appellants in these proceedings: Liverpool Plains Shire Council v Rumble and Anor [2019] FCCA 2317. 2 The appellants appeal that decision alleging five grounds of appeal. The appellants appeared unrepresented in this Court, as they did below, making written and oral submissions. Ms Rumble made submissions on behalf of both appellants, although Mr Rumble added an additional submission on one argument. 3 For the reasons below the appeal is dismissed.
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