Burnett v Browne (No 3) [2021] FCA 703

Federal Court of Australia

Burnett v Browne (No 3) [2021] FCA 703 File number: TAD 25 of 2020

Judgment of: O'CALLAGHAN J

Date of judgment: 28 June 2021

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – application by bankrupt to set aside sequestration order, or annul bankruptcy under s 153B of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – where bankrupt asserts defective service of creditor's petition by reason of mental incapacity – whether mental incapacity proven

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 109(1)(a), 139ZQ, 153B, 153B(1), 154, 154(1)(b) Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth) rr 1.05, 6.06, 11.08(1), 11.15, 11.15(1) Federal Circuit Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 (Cth) Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 (Cth) r 4.05 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 8.06, 10.01, 10.09, Sch 1

Cases cited: Bechara v Bates [2021] FCAFC 34; 388 ALR 414 Boles v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2001] FCA 639; 183 ALR 239 Burnett v Browne [2019] FCA 1233 Burnett v Browne (No 2) [2019] FCA 1597 Burnett v Browne [2021] FCA 85 Burnett v FitzGerald (2015) 25 Tas R 42 Capsalis v Ozdemir [2005] FMCA 1163 Dalle-Molle v Manos (2004) 88 SASR 193 FitzGerald v Burnett [2018] FCCA 2866 Flint v Richard Busuttil & Co Pty Ltd (2013) 216 FCR 375 Gibbons v Wright (1954) 91 CLR 423 Hadjimouratis v Casanova [2005] FMCA 1468 Kyriackou v Shield Mercantile Pty Ltd (No 2) [2004] FCA 1338 Masterman-Lister v Brutton & Co (Nos 1 and 2) [2003] 3 All ER 162 Murphy v Doman (2003) 58 NSWLR 51 Owners of Strata Plan 58041 v Temelkovski [2014] FCCA 2962 Owners of Strata Plan No 23007 v Cross (2006) 153 FCR 398 Ozer v Australian Liquor Marketers Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1197 Re C (adult: refusal of medical treatment) [1994] 1 All ER 819 Shaw v Yarranova Pty Ltd (2017) 252 FCR 267 Slaveski v Victoria (2009) 25 VR 160 Vaucluse Hospital Pty Ltd v Phillips [2006] FMCA 44