National Australia Bank Ltd v Charlton; Charlton v The General Manager, NSW Rural Assistance Authority [2018] NSWSC 157

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: National Australia Bank Ltd v Charlton; Charlton v The General Manager, NSW Rural Assistance Authority [2018] NSWSC 157 Hearing dates: 24 November 2017 Date of orders: 21 February 2018 Decision date: 21 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The Court makes the following orders:

(1) The notice of motion brought by Ms Charlton, filed 27 September 2017, is dismissed; and

(2) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – farm debt – debt and possession – judicial review – course of proceedings – summary dismissal application – application to separate proceedings – pleadings – relevant principles – notice of agreement to mediate after s 9 notice – validity of s 11 certificate – whether satisfactory mediation – participation in mediation – default notices prior to s 8 notice and mediation – whether clear case – whether untenable or arguable – whether certainty of outcome – summary dismissal refused – separation of proceedings refused – notice of motion dismissed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cherryop Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1996] NSWSC 194 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] ALR 333 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Gooley v NSW Rural Assistance Authority (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1336 Langley v AMP Capital Investors Ltd [2007] NSWSC 937 McDonald v Grech [2012] NSWSC 717 Neumann Contractors Pty Ltd v Wyong Shire Council [2011] NSWSC 481 Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd (2017) 94 NSWLR 83; [2017] NSWCA 19 Roxo v Normandie Farm (Dairy) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 765 Shaw v New South Wales (2012) 219 IR 87; [2012] NSWCA 102 Simmons v Protective Commissioner of NSW also known as NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 455 Spellson v George (1992) 26 NSWLR 666 Waller v Hargraves Secured Investments Ltd (2012) 245 CLR 311 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure (NSW) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: 2015/27483 National Australia Bank Ltd (Plaintiff / Cross-Defendant) Josephine Joan Charlton in her own capacity and as trustee for the Phoenix Trust (Defendant / First Cross-Claimant) Kevin Michael O'Brien (Second Cross-claimant)