Anderson v Stonnington City Council [2024] FCA 1288

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Anderson v Stonnington City Council [2024] FCA 1288 File number(s): VID 773 of 2023

Judgment of: BUTTON J

Date of judgment: 8 November 2024

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY – application to set aside bankruptcy notice – "counter-claim, set-off or cross demand" pursuant to s 40(1)(g) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – where applicant debtors claim to have tortious claims available to them against respondent creditor in relation to the imposition of a heritage overlay on their home – whether just to allow litigation of the claim before determination of bankruptcy proceedings – application dismissed

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 40, 41 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 35A Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) ss 25, 149A, 149B Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (Vic) s 148 Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic) O 10

Cases cited: Anderson v City of Stonnington [2016] VSC 374 Anderson v City of Stonnington [2017] VSCA 229 Anderson v Stonnington CC [2018] VCAT 102 Anderson v Stonnington City Council (2020) 62 VR 147; [2020] VSCA 229 Anderson v Stonnington City Council [2019] VSC 453 Anderson v Stonnington City Council [2020] VSCA 238 Anderson v Stonnington City Council [2021] HCASL 254 Batshon v Migliorino & Associates [2003] FMCA 32 Bechara v Bates (2021) 286 FCR 166; [2021] FCAFC 34 Mandeville v Better Lending Pty Ltd (2021) 139 SASR 1; [2021] SASCA 28 Massih v Esber (2008) 250 ALR 648; [2008] FCA 1452 Mazukov v University of Tasmania [2004] FCAFC 159 Re Glew; Glew v Harrowell of Hunt & Hunt Lawyers (2003) 198 ALR 331; [2003] FCA 373 Royal v Nazloomian, in the matter of Royal [2019] FCA 555 Guss v Johnstone (2000) 171 ALR 598; [2000] HCA 26 Vogwell v Vogwell (1939) 11 ABC 83 Williamson v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd [2021] FCA 451