Papoutsakis v Dunn [2024] NSWCA 246

Papoutsakis v Dunn [2024] NSWCA 246

The Court of Appeal is not the proper forum to entertain an appeal from a single judge of the Supreme Court in a matter arising under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), as s 7(4)(a) of the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) requires such appeals be brought in the Full Court of the Federal Court. Accordingly, the appeal and the application for leave to appeal are incompetent and must be dismissed.

Parties
Appellant: Antonios Papoutsakis; First Respondent: Patrick Joseph Dunn; Second Respondent: Justin Gibb Bates
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 October 2024
Procedural Posture
Appeal and Application for Leave to Appeal / Determination of Competency Objection at Appellate Stage
Outcome
Appeal and summons dismissed as incompetent
Legal Topics
Appellate Jurisdiction, Bankruptcy—undischarged Bankrupt's Standing, Dismissal as Incompetent, Cross Vesting Legislation
Civil Procedure Bankruptcy Law Appellate Procedure Appellate Jurisdiction Bankruptcy—undischarged Bankrupt's Standing Dismissal as Incompetent Cross Vesting Legislation

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Parties

Antonios Papoutsakis

Appellant

Patrick Joseph Dunn

First Respondent

Justin Gibb Bates

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal and Application for Leave to Appeal / Determination of Competency Objection at Appellate Stage

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear appeal from an undischarged bankrupt under Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)
  2. 2 Whether proceedings fall within exception in Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) s 116(2)(g)
  3. 3 Whether appeal is properly brought in NSW Court of Appeal under the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) s 7(4)

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal is not the proper forum to entertain an appeal from a single judge of the Supreme Court in a matter arising under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), as s 7(4)(a) of the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) requires such appeals be brought in the Full Court of the Federal Court. Accordingly, the appeal and the application for leave to appeal are incompetent and must be dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal and summons dismissed as incompetent

Orders

  • Notice of appeal filed 7 June 2024 is dismissed as incompetent.
  • Appellant to pay the respondents' costs in this Court on and from 23 September 2024.