Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Newman (Trustee), in the matter of Vlahos, a bankrupt [2021] FCA 122 File number: VID 606 of 2020
Judgment of: DAVIES J
Date of judgment: 24 February 2021
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY – application by trustee in bankruptcy for judicial advice in administration of bankrupt estate – contradictor appointed – whether trustee justified in engaging external service provider to consult and process discovery for multiple proceedings under Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) involving trustee – whether trustee justified in providing documents containing private information of third parties to external service provider COSTS – applications by non-parties for costs – involvement of non-parties justified only to the extent their interests not represented by contradictor – limited costs awarded in non-parties' favour
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 77A, 77C, 116(2)(a), 120, 139ZQ, Sch 2: Insolvency Practice Schedule, ss 5-15, 5-30(a)(iii), 90-15, 90-20 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Sch 1, cl 6 Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 (Cth) rr 2.03, 2.04 Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 (Cth) r 2.13 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 20.12(1), 26.12(7) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 76 Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 1999 (NSW) r 2.13
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