Green v Schneller [2001] NSWSC 897

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Green v Schneller [2001] NSWSC 897 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 331/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 10/10/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 October 2001

Richard Green - Plaintiff PARTIES : Jennifer Ann Schneller - First Defendant Paul Ronald Schneller - Second Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

Mr T.J. Morahan/Mr Kumar - Plaintiff COUNSEL : Ms S. Nash, Solicitor - Official Trustee for First Defendant Mr B.J. Skinner - Second Defendant Harris & Company - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : Sally Nash & Co - Official Trustee for First Defendant Somerville & Co - Second Defendant CATCHWORDS : BANKRUPTCY - whether proceedings in Supreme Court to avoid allegedly fraudulent disposition is a "legal proceeding" for the purposes of the Bankruptcy Act (Cth) - whether such proceeding is "in respect of a provable debt" - whether Supreme Court has jurisdiction to grant leave to proceed under s.58(3)(b) LEGISLATION CITED : Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Storey v Lane [1981] 147 CLR 549 Re Sharp; Ex parte Tietyens Investments Pty Ltd [1998] FCA 1367 Aliferis v Kyriacou (2000) 1 VR 447 Technical Products Pty Ltd v State Government Insurance office (1989) 167 CLR 45 Capel v Caram Finance Australia Ltd [2000] 2 QdR 126 Cannane v J Cannane Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 557 Silvera v Savic (1999) 46 NSWLR 124 Langdon v Gruber [2001] NSWSC 276 Fraser v Commissioner of Taxation (1996) 69 FCR 99 Re McMaster; Ex parte McMaster (1991) 33 FCR 99 CASES CITED : Sutherland v Brien (1999) 149 FLR 321 Scott v Bagshaw (2000) 99 FCR 573 Mechtler v P & E Phontas Pty Ltd [1998] NSWSC 513 Official Trustee as trustee of Miller v Edwards (unreported, NSWSC, Simos J, 5 December 1997) Geia v Palm Island Aboriginal Council [2001] 1 QdR 245 Re Killington; Ex parte Chisholm [1998] FCA 1474 Baxter v Commissioners of Taxation (NSW) (1907) 4 CLR 1087 Austral Pacific Group Ltd v Airservices Australia (2000) 74 ALJR 1184 Brackenridge v New Zealand [2000] 1 QdR 1 Adams v Cleve (1935) 53 CLR 185 R v Ward (19978) 140 CLR 584 DECISION : Plaintiff's notice of motion dismissed. Second defendant's notice of motion adjourned.