30 Nov 2011
The creditor established the s13 jurisdictional requirements and the debtor filed no evidential material to justify exercising the s37 discretion against adjudication; therefore the Court adjudicated James Gordon Hall bankrupt.
18 Nov 2011
The Court exercised its discretion to dismiss the application for adjudication because the debts were minor, the debtor's difficult personal circumstances, and bankruptcy would produce little or no dividend and offer no sufficient justification for Official Assignee inquiries.
10 Dec 2009
The statutory requirements of s13 were established and, on balance of factors under s37, adjudication was not refused because the debtor's asserted grounds for halting had passed or were unsubstantiated, there was risk of dissipation of assets, and public interest and the benefits of Official Assignee investigation favoured adjudication; accordingly the Court adjudicated the debtor bankrupt and ordered standard costs.