Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia v Mensink (Stay Application) [2023] FCA 1581 File number: QUD 580 of 2016
Judgment of: RANGIAH J
Date of judgment: 14 December 2023
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for stay or dismissal of proceedings – whether respondent was effectively served – whether all attempts of personal service must have been made and failed before order for substituted service can be effective – whether leave required to effect service outside Australia – where respondent submitted to jurisdiction of Court – whether trial should be allowed to proceed in respondent's absence – discretion exercised to allow trial to proceed – application dismissed
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 596A Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 7, r 14 and O 8 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) 10.24, 10.43, 10.44, 10.49 and 42.11
Cases cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Hayden (1994) 34 NSWLR 638 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chaste Corporation Pty Ltd (No 6) (2013) 223 FCR 426 City of Swan v McGraw-Hill Companies Inc (2014) 223 FCR 295 Commissioner of Taxation v Zeitouni [2013] FCA 1011; (2013) 306 ALR 603 Doyle v Commonwealth (1985) 156 CLR 510 Ebatarinja v Deland (1998) 194 CLR 444 Ford, in the matter of Careers Australia Group Ltd (in liq) v Mansfield [2022] FCA 173 Howard v National Bank of New Zealand Limited (2002) 121 FCR 366 Laurie v Carroll (1958) 98 CLR 310 Lipohar v The Queen (1999) 200 CLR 485 Mander v Falcke [1891] 3 Ch 488 Mensink v Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia [2022] FCAFC 102; (2022) 294 FCR 101 Mensink v Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia [2022] HCASL 184 Park (Trustee) v Tschannen (Bankrupt) [2016] FCA 137; (2016) 341 ALR 452 Prothonotary of Supreme Court of New South Wales v Jarvie [2016] NSWSC 1343 R (on the Application of Attorney-General of State of Victoria) v Bonacci [2015] VSC 121 R v Gee (2012) 113 SASR 372 R v Slaveski [2017] VSC 526 Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia v Mensink [2021] FCA 1152 Ricegrowers Co-Operative Ltd v ABC Containerline NV (1996) 138 ALR 480 Ronowska v Kus (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 817 The Registrar, Court of Appeal v Ritter (Court of Appeal, New South Wales, 21 August 1985, unreported) Zamir v Zamir [2022] FedCFamC1A 193; (2022) 65 Fam LR 612
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