Clyne, Peter Leopold v O'Brien, John William

[1984] FCA 247

I N THE FEDERAL COURT O F AUSTRALIA	) )
GENERAL DIVISION BANKRUPTCY DISTRICT	) )

O F THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES 1 1

AND THE AUSTRALIAN C A P I T A L )

No.W838 of 1983

TERRITORY ) No.W929 of 1983

BETWEEN:	PETER LEOPOLD CLYNE
A p p l l c a n t
AND:	J O H N WILLIAM O ' B R I E N
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WILLIAM EDWARD ANDREW and DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF
TAXATION
Respondents

ORDER

Judge maklng order : Beaumont, J .

Date o r d e r made: 2 7 J u l y 1 9 8 4 .

Where made: Sydney.

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. T h a t I n r e s p e c t of t h e p r o c e e d l n g s t h e s u b ~ e c t

o f t h e d e c l s l o n I n t h e r e a s o n s f o r ~ u d g m e n t d a t e d

1 4 M a r c h 1 9 8 4 , o r d e r t h a t Petcr Leopold Clyne pay one-

h a l f o f t h e c o s t s of the Depu ty Commlss lone r o f Tasa t lon .

2 . T h a t I n r e s p e c t of t h e p r o c e e d l n g s t h e s u b l e c t

of t h e dec l s lon l n t h e r e a s o n s f o r ~ u d g m e n t d a t e d

2 1 J u n e 1 9 8 4 , o r d e r t h a t Peter Leopold Clyne pay two- th l rds

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of the costs of the Deputy Commlssloner of Tasatlon.

I N THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA	) )
GENERAL DIVISION BANKRUPTCY DISTRICT	) )
OF THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALE?	)
1
AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL	)
) No. W838 of 1983
TERRITORY	) No. W929 of 1983

BETWEEN:	PETER LEOPOLD CLYNE
A p p l l c a n t
Respondents

CORAM : Beaumont , J .

DATED : 27 J u l y 1 9 8 4

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

( e x t e m p o r e )

I n t h l s n a t t e r a n a p p l l c a t l o n h a s b e e n made on

beha l f o f t he Depu ty Commlss lone r of T a s a t l o n f o r c o s t s

l n r e s p e c t o f t w o a s p e c t s o f t h e p r o c e e d l n g s . The f l r s t

a p p l l c a t l o n IS made l n r c s p c c t of t h e d e c l s l o n t h e s u b l e c t

o f r e a s o n s f o r l u d g m e n t d a t e d 1 4 March 1984 . In t ha t

mat ter , It 1 s . I t h l n k , p o s s l b l e t o d l v l d e t h l s aspcct

of t h e p r o c e e d l n g s I n t o t w o s e p a r a t e p a r t s . T h e f n s t

1s t h e q u e s t l o n of w h e t h e r t h e C o u r t h a d p o w e r t o g r a n t

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leave t o I n t e r v e n e . The second 1 s . assumlng power,

whe the r It w a s a p p r o p r l a t e as a matter o f d l s c r c t l o n t h a t

l e a v e s h o u l d b e g r a n t e d .

As t o t h e f l r s t p o l n t , t h l s was a q u e s t l o n o f law

r a l s e d by M r . Clyne whlch w a s d e c l d e d a d v e r s e l y t o h l m a n d

I n my vlew, costs s h o u l d f o l l o w the e v e n t I n t h a t b e h a l f .

As t o t h e s e c o n d p o m t , n a m e l y l e a v e t o I n t e r v e n e

I t s e l f , I n t h l s r e g a r d t h e C o m m l s s l o n e r m a s e n s e 1s

s e e k l n g a n I n d u l g e n c e a n d I n a n y e v e n t h e h a d l l m l t e d

s u c c e s s I n t h e s e n s e t h a t I Imposed a number o f condl t lons

upon t h a t l e a v e b e l n g g r a n t e d . On t h e w h o l e , t h e r e f o r e ,

I t h l n k t h a t , s o f a r as t h a t d e c l s l o n , b e l n g t h e d e c l s l o n

of 1 4 March, 1 s c o n c e r n e d , t h e p r o p e r o r d e r t h a t I s h o u l d

make 1s t o o r d e r t h a t M r . C l y n e p a y o n e h a l f o f t h e c o s t s

of the Deputy Commlss loner o f Taxat lon . I have endeavoured

I n t h i s r e s p e c t t o l s o l a t e f l r s t of a l l t h e l ega l p o l n t s

o n t h e o n e h a n d a n d t h e l e a v e t o l n t c r v c n e o n t h e o t h e r ,

and It seems t o m e a f a n way o f d o l n g t h a t IS t o g l v e

t h e C o m m l s s l o n e r h a l f h l s costs I n t h a t r e s p c c t .

T h e C o m m l s s l o n e r a l s o a p p l l e s f o r c o s t s I n r e s p c c t

o f t h e s u b s t a n t l v e a p p l l c a t l o n I t s e l f w h l c h was t h e s u b l e c t

o f r e a s o n s f o r l u d g m e n t d a t e d 2 7 J u n e 1 9 8 4 . I n t h l s matter,

as I had fo re shadowed l n my r e a s o n s f o r J u d g m e n t d a t e d

1 4 March 1 9 8 4 , the Deputy Commlss loner appeared a t I t s

own r l s k as t o c o s t s . I h a d I n m l n d I n e x p r e s s i n g t h l s

r e s e r v a t l o n a t t h a t s t a g e t h a t , as I saw I t , t h e t r u s t c c s

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h a d t h e p r l m a r y r e s p o n s l b l l l t y f o r t h e c o n d u c t o f

o p p o s l t l o n , I f It was t h o u g h t a p p r o p r l a t e . t o t h e

a p p l l c a t l o n . As e v e n t s h a v e t u r n e d o u t , t w o matters

h a v e o c c u r r e d : f l r s t , t h e D e p u t y C o m m l s s l o n e r h a d t h e

s u b s t a n t l a l c o n d u c t of t h e r u n n l n g o f t h e o p p o s l t l o n

case, and s econd ly , Mr. Clyne had a t l e a s t some

l l m l t e d success I n t h e a p p l l c a t l o n .

On t h e w h o l e , t h e r e f o r e , I a m of t h e v l e w

t h a t t h e a p p r o p r l a t e o r d e r t h a t I s h o u l d make 1s t h a t

I s h o u l d o r d e r t h a t M r . C l y n e p a y t w o - t h u d s o f t h e

c o s t s of the Deputy Commlss loner of T a x a t l o n of t h e

p r o c e e d l n g s , t h e S u b J e C t of t h e r e a s o n s f o r J u d g m e n t

d a t e d 2 7 June 1 9 8 4 . I s o o r d e r .

I h e r e b y c e r t l f y t h a t t h l s a n d t h e p r e c c d l n g t w o ( 2 )

pages a r e a t r u e c o p y h e r e l n o f t h e r e a s o n s for

Judgment o f the Honourable M r . J u s t l c e Bcaumont.