Queensland Building and Construction Commission v Mead [2024] FCA 1355

Federal Court of Australia

Queensland Building and Construction Commission v Mead [2024] FCA 1355 File number(s): QUD 487 of 2023

Judgment of: MEAGHER J

Date of judgment: 25 November 2024

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – Sequestration order made by a registrar – Application made by respondent for review of sequestration order – Where defects in documents alleged – Whether the respondent was ordinarily resident or had a dwelling house in Australia – Where criteria for sequestration order are established – Whether the respondent is solvent – Whether the sequestration order ought not be made for other sufficient cause – Where no reason to go behind the judgment debt – Where the respondent has not established solvency – Where no other sufficient cause established – Sequestration order is affirmed

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 35A(1)(h), 35A(6), 40, 43, 43(1), 52(1), 52(2)(b), 52(4), 306 Bankruptcy Regulations (Cth) regs 9, 10, 10A Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 (Cth) rr 2.02, 4.02, 4.04, 4.06

Cases cited: Baycorp Collections PDL (Aus) Pty Ltd v Hsia [2018] FCCA 249 Bechara v Bates (2021) 286 FCR 166 Cain v Whyte (1933) 48 CLR 639 Daly v Watson (1994) 50 FCR 544 Endresz v Australian Securities and Investment Commission (No 2) (2015) 228 FCR 334 Fuller v Alford (2017) 252 FCR 168 Harris v Caladine (1991) 172 CLR 84 Mathai v Kwee (2005) ABC(NS) 268 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332 Pineview Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Dimitriou (No2) [2019] FCA 1416 Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd v Compton (2017) 261 CLR 132 Re Taylor; ex parte Natwest Australia Bank Limited (1992) 37 FCR 194 Sandell v Porter (1966) 115 CLR 666 Stankiewicz v Plata [2000] FCA 1185 Totev v Sfar (2008) 167 FCR 193 Toyota Finance Australia Ltd v Youssef Berro [2022] FCA 497 Veale v Coleman (2024) 304 FCR 182