Owners of Majestic Rise and Majestic Crest Apartments Strata Plan 40793 v Spiro [2023] FCA 722

Federal Court of Australia

Owners of Majestic Rise and Majestic Crest Apartments Strata Plan 40793 v Spiro [2023] FCA 722 File number: WAD 180 of 2022

Judgment of: BANKS-SMITH J

Date of judgment: 30 June 2023

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY - review of registrar's decision to make sequestration order - rehearing of creditor's petition - creditor's petition served following non-compliance with bankruptcy notice premised on judgment debt - judgments of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia entered after parties signed heads of agreement - whether petition abuse of process - whether any sufficient cause to refuse to make sequestration order

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 40, 41, 52 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 35A Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 (Cth) rr 2.02, 4.06, Part 1, Schedule 1 Civil Judgments Enforcement Act 2004 (WA) ss 5, 11 Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (WA) ss 25, 46 Magistrates Court Act 2004 (WA) s 10 Strata Titles Act 1985 (WA) s 36

Cases cited: Abigroup Ltd v Abignano (1992) 39 FCR 74 Arwon Finance Pty Ltd v Wilson (No 2) [2023] FCA 657 Bechara v Bates [2021] FCAFC 34; (2021) 286 FCR 166 CFB18 v Reader Lawyers & Mediators [2018] FCA 611 Endresz v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (No 2) [2015] FCAFC 33; (2015) 228 FCR 334 Harris v Caladine (1991) 172 CLR 84 Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd v Compton [2017] HCA 28; (2017) 261 CLR 132 Ritson v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2021] FCAFC 208 Royal v Nazloomian, in the matter of Royal [2019] FCA 555 Slack v Bottoms English Solicitors [2002] FCA 1445 Totev v Sfar [2008] FCAFC 35; (2008) 167 FCR 193 Wren v Mahoney (1972) 126 CLR 212