Robson as former trustee of the estate of Samsakopoulos v Body Corporate for Sanderling at Kings Beach CTS 2942

Appeal from:

Body Corporate for Sanderling at Kings Beach v Samsakopoulos (No 2) [2020] FCCA 1909

File number:

QUD 234 of 2020

Judgment of:

ALLSOP CJ, MARKOVIC, DERRINGTON, COLVIN AND ANASTASSIOU JJ

Date of judgment:

12 August 2021

Catchwords:

BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY - application by trustee for leave to appeal from decision of Federal Circuit Court - where Circuit Court set aside sequestration order and dismissed creditor's petition on review of registrar's decision - where Circuit Court dismissed trustee's application for orders for payment of remuneration, costs and expenses of trustee in administering former bankrupt estate - consideration of nature and extent of power pursuant to s 104(3) of Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 (Cth) - whether Circuit Court has discretionary power to both set aside sequestration order and annul bankruptcy on review of decision by registrar - whether other source of power to order remuneration of trustee when creditor's petition dismissed - whether Circuit Court had jurisdiction to hear interim application for remuneration orders after creditor's petition dismissed - application for leave to appeal allowed - appeal allowed

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - consideration of nature of delegated federal judicial power exercised by registrar - consideration of nature of de novo review by judge of registrar's decision

Legislation:

Bankruptcy Act 1924 (Cth) s 26

Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 37, 43, 44, 55, 58, 74, 153A, 153B, 154, 252A, 252B, 252C, 315

Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1980 (Cth)

Bankruptcy Amendment Act 1991 (Cth)

Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 (Cth) ss 15, 102, 103, 104

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 28, 35A

Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 (Cth) reg 80

Federal Circuit Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 (Cth) rr 2.02, 7.02, Schedule 1, Item 9

Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth) r 16.05

Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 39.05

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Division:

General Division

Registry:

Queensland

National Practice Area:

Commercial and Corporations

Sub-area:

General and Personal Insolvency

Number of paragraphs:

299

Date of hearing:

16 June 2021

Counsel for the Applicant:

Mr GJ Handran QC with Mr GW Dietz

Solicitor for the Applicant:

Moore Lawyers