Price v MLC Nominees Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 298

Price v MLC Nominees Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 298

The applicant's existing grounds did not raise questions of law capable of supporting the appeal, apart from a possible trust deed issue that had not been raised below and concerned a permissive rather than mandatory clause. There was no utility in granting leave to amend to raise the reg 6.22 issue because, if the applicant had signed the withdrawal form requesting payment into the joint account, reg 6.22 would not have prohibited that payment. Given the Tribunal's findings that the applicant was responsible for the arrangements concerning the letterbox and joint bank account and that the Trustee reasonably believed it was dealing with the applicant and had verified his signature, the...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 March 2007
Procedural Posture
Appeal From a Determination of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal / Application for Leave to Further Amend Notice of Amended Appeal and Appeal
Outcome
Application for leave to further amend refused; appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['review of Superannuation Complaints Tribunal Determination' 'appeal on a Question of Law' 'fair and Reasonable Operation of Trustee Decision' 'payment of Superannuation Benefits' 'superannuation Trust Deed Powers']
['administrative Law' 'superannuation Law'] ['review of Superannuation Complaints Tribunal Determination' 'appeal on a Question of Law' 'fair and Reasonable Operation of Trustee Decision' 'payment of Superannuation Benefits' 'superannuation Trust Deed Powers']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal From a Determination of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal / Application for Leave to Further Amend Notice of Amended Appeal and Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Trustee's decision not to reinstate the applicant's superannuation account was unfair and unreasonable in its operation in relation to the applicant under subs 14(2) of the Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993 (Cth)." "Whether the applicant's proposed grounds raised questions of law capable of founding an appeal under subs 46(1) of the Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993 (Cth)." 'Whether leave should be granted to further amend the notice of amended appeal to raise an issue under reg 6.22 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth).' "Whether payment of the applicant's benefit into a joint bank account in the names of the applicant and his wife was prohibited by reg 6.22 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (Cth)."]

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant's existing grounds did not raise questions of law capable of supporting the appeal, apart from a possible trust deed issue that had not been raised below and concerned a permissive rather than mandatory clause. There was no utility in granting leave to amend to raise the reg 6.22 issue because, if the applicant had signed the withdrawal form requesting payment into the joint account, reg 6.22 would not have prohibited that payment. Given the Tribunal's findings that the applicant was responsible for the arrangements concerning the letterbox and joint bank account and that the Trustee reasonably believed it was dealing with the applicant and had verified his signature, the...

Court Disposition

Application for leave to further amend refused; appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ["The applicant's application for leave to further amend his notice of amended appeal be refused." 'The appeal be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal."]