Proceedings by a third party claiming a beneficial interest in property vested in a trustee in bankruptcy constitute a 'special federal matter' under s 6(1) of the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross Vesting Act) 1987 (Cth), where the trustee must rely on the sequestration order and the title conferred by s 58 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) to resist the claim. Such proceedings must be transferred to the Federal Court unless the Supreme Court orders otherwise under s 6(3). The question whether proceedings commenced before a sequestration order would also be a 'special federal matter' was left open.
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