Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Efficient Pure Plumbing Pty Ltd v Warren [2023] FCA 1301 File number(s): VID 591 of 2022
Judgment of: MCELWAINE J
Date of judgment: 30 October 2023
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – De novo application for review of a sequestration order – multiple errors in bankruptcy notice and creditor's petition – amendment of the petition – whether satisfied that in truth and reality a debt is owing that exceeds the statutory minimum – where respondent debtor ordered to pay arbitration costs in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria in excess of the statutory cap – application allowed, sequestration order set aside
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 40, 44, 52 Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 (Cth) reg 10A Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) ss 10-26, 28, 29, 30 Courts (Further Amendments) Act 1986 (Vic) Part 1, ss 72A, 72B, 72D Magistrates Court Act 1989 (Vic) ss 4 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 131 Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2020 (Vic) r 36.08 Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020 (Vic) rr 2.01, 2.08, 2.11, Appendix AA
Cases cited: Anthony Horden and Sons Ltd v The Amalgamated Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (1932) 47 CLR 1 Attorney-General (NSW) v Mayas Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 342 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Luck (1995) 4 Tas R 328 Barry v Melbourne Magistrates' Court [2001] VSC 228 Bechara v Bates [2021] FCAFC 34; 286 FCR 166 Buyer Central Pty Ltd v Sodhi [2021] VMC 22 Clyne v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1983) 57 ALJR 673 Corney v Brien (1951) 84 CLR 343 Cristovao v Tan & Tan Lawyers Pty Ltd [2018] FCAFC 41 Emmerson v Wreckair Pty Ltd (1992) 33 FCR 581 Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd (in liq) v Tunevitsch [1994] TASSC 88 Guss v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCA 841; 238 FCR 509 Karmine Pty Ltd v Zambelli, unreported Supreme Court of Victoria 15 August 1994 Muir v Jenks [1913] 2 KB 412 New South Wales v Kable [2013] HCA 26; 252 CLR 118 Newcastle City Council v McShane (No 3) [2005] NSWCA 437; 65 NSWLR 155 Olivieri v Stafford (1989) 24 FCR 413 Petrie v Redmond [1943] St R Qd 71 Porter v Ghasemi [2021] FCAFC 144; 286 FCR 556 Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd v Compton [2017] HCA 28; 261 CLR 132 Re Hanby; Ex parte Flemington Central Spares Pty Ltd (1967) 10 FLR 378 Re Zagordis; Ex parte Q'Plas Group Pty Ltd (1990) 27 FCR 108 Stuart v Rabobank Australia Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 1626 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; 262 CLR 362 Taylor v Hartley, unreported Supreme Court of Victoria, 1 December 1992 Valladares as executor of the estate of Sabrina Karen Andreazza v De Angelis [2020] FCA 1865 Warren v Efficient Pure Plumbing Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 594 Wren v Mahony (1972) 126 CLR 212 Dal Pont GE, Law of Costs (3rd ed, LexisNexis, 2013) Douglas R and Laster L: Reforming the People's Court: Victorian Magistrates' Reactions to Change (published March 1992, available at www.aic.gov.au Victoria, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly, 23 March 1989 Victoria, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Council 26 May 1989
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