National Australia Bank v Hain aka McCallum [2000] NSWSC 118

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : National Australia Bank v Hain aka McCallum [2000] NSWSC 118 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10265/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 February 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 March 2000

National Australia Bank Limited (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Wendy Hain aka Wendy McCallum (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr J Stoljar (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Ms S Kaur-Bains (Defendant) Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Jackson Smith (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Summary judgment - possession's 84(4) Stamp Duties Act Supreme Court Rules LEGISLATION CITED : Stamp Duties Act 1920 Taxation (Administration) Act (NT) Meagher, Gummow and Lehan, Equity, Doctrine and Remedies 3rd ed (19920 PAR 3709(H) AT 818 Air Services Australia v Zarb (NSWSC unreported, 26 August 1998) Dey v Victorian Railway Commissioners (1948-49) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 Webster & Anor v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Dent v Moore (1919) 26 CLR 316 Electricity Meter Manufacturing Co v Manufacturer's Products Pty Ltd (1930) 47 WN (NSW) 182 CASES CITED : Westpac Banking Corporation v Mousellis (1985) 37 NTR 1 Wagga Finance Co v Lever (1930) 47 WN (NSW) 18 Shepherd v Felt & Textiles of Australia Limited (1931) 45 CLR 359 National Westminister Bank Plc v Skelton [1933] WLR 72 Mobil Oil Case Ltd v Rawlinson (1981) 43 P & CR 221 Horrobin v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1996) 40 NSWLR 89 Lord v Direct Acceptance Corp (NSWCA unreported, 23 November 1993) Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 DECISION : See paras 36, 37 and 38