Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Udowenko [2004] NSWSC 890

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Udowenko [2004] NSWSC 890 HEARING DATE(S) : 23/09/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 September 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J DECISION : Notice of motion dismissed

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - application for statement of case under British Law Ascertainment Act 1859 (Imp) - no power or occasion to state case - application for direction that Attorneys General of Commonwealth, States and Territories be notified of matter arising under Commonwealth Constitution or involving its interpretation - no such matter arising from various arguments about Australian sovereignity - application for order that plaintiff's counsel no longer act - no basis for such order British Law Ascertainment Act 1859 (Imp) LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act, s.66G Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s.78B Batten v Police [1998] SASC 6778 Joosse v ASIC [1998] HCA 77 Helljay Investments Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 166 ALR 302 CASES CITED : Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Levick (1999) 168 ALR 383 McKewins Hairdressing and Beauty Supplies Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2000] HCA 27 Matchett v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2000] NSWSC 975 Raby v AEC Electrics Pty Ltd [2001] QIRComm 68 Sheppard v Commissioner of Taxation [2002] ACTSC 113 The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy as Trustee of the Property of Michael & Helen Udowenko - Plaintiff PARTIES : Valentyn Udowenko - First Defendant Volodymyr Udowenko - Second Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3999/04 Mr R D Marshall - Plaintiff COUNSEL : First Defendant in Person Second Defendant in Person Sally Nash & Co - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : First Defendant in Person Second Defendant in Person