Curo Capital Pty Ltd v Registrar of Personal Property Securities [2020] FCA 1515

Federal Court of Australia

Curo Capital Pty Ltd v Registrar of Personal Property Securities [2020] FCA 1515 File number: VID 207 of 2020

Judgment of: JACKSON J

Date of judgment: 21 October 2020

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - application for judicial review under Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) - application to have data restored to Personal Property Securities Register under Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) s 186 - where applicant claims its solicitors incorrectly discharged security registrations - where grantors of some of the securities opposed restoration of data - Personal Property Securities Registrar decided not to restore data - Registrar concerned not to exercise discretionary power to restore data if grantors expressed opposition - Registrar adhered to policy without regard to the merits of the particular case - exercise of discretions unreasonable - application allowed - decision set aside and matter referred back to the Registrar for further consideration according to law

Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) ss 3, 5, 8, 13, 16 Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) s 55, 56, 147, 150, 151, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 188, 195, 195A

Cases cited: ABT17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2020] HCA 34 Auburn Shopping Village Pty Ltd v Nelmeer Hoteliers Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1230; (2017) 324 FLR 378 Cornall as Secretary of the Law Institute of Victoria v AB [1995] 1 VR 372 Khan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1987) 14 ALD 291 Leppington Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v Department of Administrative Services (1990) 23 FCR 148 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh (1995) 183 CLR 273 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Rajamanikkam [2002] HCA 32; (2002) 210 CLR 222 NEAT Domestic Trading Pty Ltd v AWB Ltd [2003] HCA 35; (2003) 216 CLR 277 Nezovic v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2003] FCA 1263; (2003) 133 FCR 190 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13 R v Australian Stevedoring Industry Board; Ex parte Melbourne Stevedoring Co (1953) 88 CLR 100 Re Lambert (1994) 20 OR (3d) 108 Robinson v Sunderland Corporation [1899] 1 QB 751 Scottish Pacific (BFS) Pty Ltd v Registrar of Personal Property Securities [2017] FCA 1378 SFS Projects Australia Pty Ltd v Registrar of Personal Property Securities [2014] FCA 846; (2014) 226 FCR 188