Maksacheff v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2017] NSWCA 126

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Maksacheff v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2017] NSWCA 126 Hearing dates: 12 April 2017 Decision date: 05 June 2017 Before: McColl JA; Emmett AJA Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The summons seeking judicial review filed on 24 November 2016, as amended on 25 November 2016, be dismissed with costs. (2) The summons seeking leave to appeal filed on 10 March 2017 be dismissed with costs. (3) The notice of motion filed on 21 February 2017 be otherwise dismissed. (4) Mr and Mrs Maksacheff to pay the Bank's costs of the notice of motion filed on 21 February 2017. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – summons seeking judicial review – summary dismissal – reviewable decisions and conduct – summons seeking judicial review of judges of Supreme Court APPEAL – summons seeking leave to appeal – whether any arguable grounds of appeal – whether default judgment should be set aside – whether Principal Registrar had authority to issue default judgment (Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 16.4) – whether default on loan agreement – whether tender of purported promissory notes discharged loan liabilities – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4(1); Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 46(1)(b) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – notice under Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 78B – whether matter arising under Constitution identified PROCEDURE – litigants advancing spurious and hopeless arguments – wastage of court time – unnecessary costs to parties – availability of costs order against third party Legislation Cited: Banking Act 1959 (Cth), s 39 Bills of Exchange Act 1909 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 12, 13 Commonwealth Constitution, ss 51(xxiiiA), 77(iii), 109 Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) Financial Emergency Act 1931 (Cth) Judicial Officers Act 1986 (NSW), s 5 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 78B Reserve Bank Act 1959 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 46, 69, 101, 119, 121 Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 16.4, 36.8, 36.16, 51.18 Cases Cited: Arundel Chiropractic Centre Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2001] HCA 26; (2001) 179 ALR 406 Atkinson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCAFC 18; (2015) 318 ALR 585 Atkinson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2014] FCA 1217 Dai v Zhu [2013] NSWCA 412 Glennan v Cmr of Taxation [2003] HCA 31; (2003) 77 ALJR 1195 Maksacheff v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2017] NSWCA 76 Norman v Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co 294 U.S. 240 (1935) Nortz v United States 294 U.S. 317 (1935) Penson v Titan National Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 404 Perry v United States 294 U.S. 330 (1935) Pi v Zhou [2016] NSWCA 24 R v Davison (1954) 90 CLR 353; [1954] HCA 46 Re Finlayson; Ex parte Finlayson (1997) 72 ALJR 73 Stankovic v Magee [2014] NSWCA 439 The Age Company Ltd v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268; [2013] NSWCA 26 United States v Bankers Trust Co 294 U.S. 240 (1935) Wilmink v Westpac Banking Corporation [2015] FCAFC 17; (2015) 318 ALR 572 Woods v Australian Taxation Office [2017] QCA 28 Texts Cited: Code of Banking Practice and Code Compliance Monitoring Committee Mandate International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (2004, Rome) United States Congress House Joint Resolution 192 of 1933 (Joint Resolution to assure uniform value to the coins and currencies of the United States) 48 Stat 113 (31 US CA §§ 462, 463) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Daniel Maksacheff (First Applicant) Agnieszka Maksacheff (Second Applicant) Commonwealth Bank of Australia ACN 11 005 357 522 (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (Applicants) J Hynes (Respondent)