Kessly v Beadle as Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Evangelina Francisca Kessly

[2020] FCA 607

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Catchwords

1. Bankruptcy
2. › Annulment
3. › Application under s 153B(1) Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)
4. › Whether sequestration order ought not to have been made
1. Bankruptcy
2. › Annulment
3. › Solvency
4. › Whether debtor solvent at date of sequestration order
5. › Whether debtor solvent at date of annulment application
1. Bankruptcy
2. › Sequestration order
3. › Going behind judgment debt
4. › Whether substantial reasons shown for questioning existence of debt
1. Bankruptcy
2. › Annulment
3. › Discretion
4. › Conditions of annulment
5. › Requirement that creditors and trustee be paid before annulment takes effect

Quick Take

A sequestration order ought not to have been made against a debtor who was solvent at the date of sequestration, but annulment under s 153B(1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) will be granted only on condition that all creditors and the trustee are first paid in full, and the Court will not sanction conditional annulment schemes designed to facilitate further challenges to judgment debts that have already been unsuccessfully contested through multiple proceedings.