Smith v Edward [2006] NFSC 11

SUPREME COURT OF NORFOLK ISLAND

Smith v Edward [2006] NFSC 11 PROPERTY - Failure to satisfy judgment debt - whether the Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1571 (13 Eliz 1.c.5) applies to Norfolk Island - whether conveyance of land be set aside - valuable consideration - intention of defeating creditors. Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1571 (13 Eliz 1.c.5) Judicature Act 1960 (NI) s 3 Norfolk Island Act 1979 (Cth) s 16 Norfolk Island Act 1957 (Cth) ss 12, 13 Norfolk Island Act 1913 (Cth) s 4 Barlin v Bishop (1860)29 BEAV 417; 54 ER 689 Considered Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Buffett (1993) 114 ALR 245 Cited Noakes v J Harvey Holmes and Son (1979) 37 FLR 5 Cited PATRICK THOMAS SMITH v JOHN GEORGE EDWARD, ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND AND COLIN FRANCIS EDWARD SC 7 OF 2004 LORRAINE RUTH SMITH v JOHN GEORGE EDWARD, ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND AND COLIN FRANCIS EDWARD SC 8 OF 2004 ANDREA LEANNE SMITH v JOHN GEORGE EDWARD, ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND AND COLIN FRANCIS EDWARD SC 9 OF 2004

KIEFEL J

8 DECEMBER 2006

BRISBANE IN THE SUPREME COURT

OF NORFOLK ISLAND SC 7 OF 2004

BETWEEN: PATRICK THOMAS SMITH

Plaintiff

AND: JOHN GEORGE EDWARD

First Defendant

ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND

Second Defendant

COLIN FRANCIS EDWARD

Third Defendant

JUDGE: KIEFEL J

DATE OF ORDER: 8 DECEMBER 2006

WHERE MADE: BRISBANE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. Colin Francis Edward be joined as third defendant to each of the three proceedings SC 7, 8 and 9 of 2004. 2. The conveyance of Portion 52K on Norfolk Island and the life interest created on 19 September 2003 recorded in Absolute Sale or Conveyance 1408 be set aside. 3. The first and third defendants do all things necessary to make the property in Portion 52K available for the satisfaction of the judgments in favour of the plaintiff in each of the three actions SC 7, 8 and 9 of 2004. 4. The first and third defendants pay each of the plaintiff's costs of and incidental to the proceedings, including any reserved costs.