Thorn Australia Pty Ltd v Andersen

DISTRICT COURT OF QUEENSLAND CITATION: Thorn Australia Pty Ltd v Andersen & Anor [2017] QDC 314 PARTIES: THORN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (applicant) v SHAWN IAN ANDERSEN (first respondent) and AMANDA JANE PASCOE (second respondent) FILE NO: 601 of 2017 DIVISION: Civil PROCEEDING: Application ORIGINATING COURT: District Court of Queensland DELIVERED ON: 21 December 2017 DELIVERED AT: Brisbane HEARING DATE: 27 November 2017 JUDGE: Richards DCJ ORDER: The District Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine the applicant’s application. CATCHWORDS: BANKRUPTCY – BANKRUPTCY COURTS – JURISDICTION AND POWERS OF COURT – GENERALLY – whether the District Court has jurisdiction to hear this matter because of bankruptcy and title in the property vesting in the trustee in bankruptcy Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), ss 5, 27, 31, 58 Property Law Act 1974 (Qld), ss 30A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld), r 72 Cordes v Dr Peter Ironside Pty Ltd [2010] 2 Qd R 235 Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd & Anor v Industrial Court of New South Wales & Anor (2008) 171 FCR 380 Morris Finance Limited v Brown [2017] FCAFC 97 Scott v Bagshaw [2000] 99 FCR 573 The Trustee Property of Paul Jason Uhrhane, a Bankrupt and Anor v Gunn & Anor (No 2) [2013] QDC 287 SOLICITORS: Mr C Yam of SLF Lawyers for the applicant Mr R Burgio of Legend Legal Group for the respondents Mr B Long of Celtic Legal for Tony Johnson Trustee of bankrupt estate of Andersen Ms K F Kalkman of Patane Lawyers for Australian...