Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
RFZD v Commissioner of Taxation [2023] FCA 324 File number: WAD 87 of 2022
Judgment of: FEUTRILL J
Date of judgment: 14 April 2023
Catchwords: APPEAL - competence of appeal - appeal instituted on behalf of a deregistered company - inability for a deregistered company to institute or maintain competent proceedings - applicant unable to discharge the burden of establishing the competency of the appeal - manner in which to dispense with proceedings that cannot be maintained - dismissal of appeal COSTS - indemnity costs – indemnity costs against solicitors unauthorised to act for a party - indemnity costs against solicitors maintaining hopeless and incompetent appeal
Legislation: Corporations Act 2011 (Cth) ss 119, 124, 601AB, 601AD, 601AH, 1274A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 20A(2), 37M, 37N, 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 33.30, 33.30(5)
Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Marlborough Gold Mines Limited (1993) 177 CLR 485 Caboolture Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (in liq) v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 667; (1993) 45 FCR 224 CTG Pty Ltd v Yamamori (Hong Kong) Pty Ltd (1992) 10 ACSR 534 Colgate Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 801; (1993) 46 FCR 225 Deveigne v Askar [2007] NSWCA 45; (2007) 69 NSWLR 327 Fan v Integrated Pest Management Systems (Canberra) Pty Ltd [2020] FWC 2957 International Bulk Shipping and Services Ltd v Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India [1996] 2 Lloyd's Rep 474 Kingston Futures Pty Ltd v Waterhouse [2013] 1 Qd R 507 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd [1992] HCA 28; (1992) 174 CLR 178 Levick v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2000] FCA 674; (2000) 102 FCR 155 Morton v Mitchell Products Pty Ltd (1996) 21 ACSR 497 National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd v Reynolds [2000] FCA 267 Stergiou v Citibank Savings Ltd [2005] ACTCA 19 Sweeney & Vandeleur Pty Ltd v BNY Australia Ltd (1993) 11 ACSR 356 United Service Insurance Co Ltd (In Liq) v Lang (1935) 35 SR (NSW) 487 Video Excellence Pty Ltd v Cincotta (1998) 44 NSWLR 742
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