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In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 2)

In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 2)

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AGLC: In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 802
Case: [2019] VSC 802
Decision Date: 9 December 2019

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In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 802

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In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2019] VSC 821

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Efektiv Pty Ltd v Madgwicks [2022] VSCA 72
Citation 1 (Para 1)

…ber 2019, [1] and reasons for the second, third and fourth decisions were given on 24 January 2020.[2] [1] In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd [No 2] [2019] VSC 802. [2] In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd [No 4] [2020] VSC 7, [406]–[407], [409]–[413], [432]–[444] (‘Principal Reasons’).…
Re Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 4) [2020] VSC 7
Citation 2 (Para 1)

…, I dismissed the bias applications. Reasons were delivered on 9 December 2019 ( Second Judgment ).[4] [4] In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 802 ( Second Judgment ).…
In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2019] VSC 821
Citation 3 (Para 1)

…cks ).[1] [1]I will assume familiarity with In the matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 1) [2019] VSC 756 and In the matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 2 ) [2019] VSC 802. Defined terms bear the same meanings. Given the urgency by which these reasons have been prepared, transcript references have been omitted.…

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R v SD [2025] NSWDC 174
Citation 1 (Para 1)

…sult. [61]Ibid [23]-[26]; Casey [2015] WASC 92 [12]-[15] (Corboy J); Rozenes [1996] 1 VR 320, 322-3 (Tadgell and Callaway JJA and Crockett AJA); SD (2013) 39 VR 487 [35]-[36], [49] (Ashley, Redlich and Priest JJA). [62] Concrete (2006) 231 ALR 663, 710 [179] (Callinan J).…
McMillan and McMillan [2019] FamCA 928
Citation 2

…to be decided against the standards of ordinary judicial practice: see Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Ltd [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 at 493, 508; Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63 ; (2000) 205 CLR 337 at 344, 365. The “reasonable apprehension” criterion means that neither…
Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Melking Holdings Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 988
Citation 3 (Para 1)

…by email through my Senior Associate, to a decision that supported the argument made by Kornucopia and which Kornucopia in fact relied upon: Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Melking Holdings Pty Ltd (2019) 137 ACSR 411. See Transcript of 24 October 2019, T43:29-44:30.…
Doughty-Cowell v Kyriazis [2018] VSCA 216
Citation 4

…[14][2018] VSCA 216 [79]–[80] (Maxwell P, Beach and Niall JJA) ( Doughty - Cowell ) .…
Bondelmonte and Bondelmonte (No 2) [2016] FamCA 526
Citation 5

…ad, Limitada v Nike International Ltd [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 at 493, 508; Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63 ; (2000) 205 CLR 337 at 344, 365. The “reasonable apprehension” criterion means that neither an expectation about the way the judge is likely to decide the case, nor an express all…
Le v Magistrate Barbara Lane [2014] WASC 494
Citation 6 (Para 1)

…rms of doubts perceived with respect to the Companies’ evidence, and factual issues still to be determined. [59]See paragraph [46]. [60] Le [2014] WASC 494 [24] (EM Heenan J).…
AJH Lawyers Pty Ltd v Careri [2011] VSCA 425
Citation 7

…bias. (ii)Articulation of the logical connection between the matter and the feared deviation from the course of deciding the case on its merits. [20](2011) 34 VR 236. [21] Bodycorp Repairers Pty Ltd v Maisano (Recusal Appln) (No 12) [2017] VSC 676 [18] ( Bodycorp ).…
Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375
Citation 8 (Para 1)

…ew South Wales ( Hamod ), the New South Wales Court of Appeal (Beazley JA, with Giles and Whealy JJA agreeing) said:[15] [15] Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 [258]-[259] (Beazley JA) ( Hamod ).…
Carbotech-Australia Pty Ltd v Yates [2008] NSWSC 540
Citation 9

…sonable apprehension of bias was clearly justified. Commenting on Re JRL in Carbotech-Australia Ltd v Yates ( Carbotech ), Brereton J said:[52] [52][2008] NSWSC 540 [53] (Brereton J) ( Carbotech ).…
Lee v Cha [2008] NSWCA 13
Citation 10

…erver has been described as in reality “no more than a personification of an objective test”: see Jae Kyung Lee v Bob Chae-Sang Cha [2008] NSWCA 13 at par [43] per Basten JA. 4 In deciding the question of “reasonable apprehension” it is important that judicial officers discharge their duty to sit, and do not acced…
Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Ltd [2006] HCA 55
Citation 11 (Para 1)

…) ( Emanuele ). [19] Hamod [2011] NSWCA 375 [258]-[259] (Beazley JA) referring to Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Ltd (2006) 231 ALR 663, 710 [179] (Callinan J) ( Concrete ).…
Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2004] NSWSC 270
Citation 12

…y matters are unlikely to justify a reasonable apprehension of bias : Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2004] NSWSC 270. See also Sir Anthony Mason, “Judicial disqualification for bias or apprehended bias and the problem of appellate review”, Constitutional Law & Policy Review, Vol 1, #2 12 August 1998…
Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63
Citation 13

…Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Ltd [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 at 493, 508; Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63 ; (2000) 205 CLR 337 at 344, 365. The “reasonable apprehension” criterion means that neither an expectation about the way the judge is likely to decide the cas…
Johnson v Johnson [2000] HCA 48
Citation 14

…rehension falls to be decided against the standards of ordinary judicial practice: see Campomar Sociedad, Limitada v Nike International Ltd [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 at 493, 508; Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63 ; (2000) 205 CLR 337 at 344, 365. The “reasonable apprehension” criterion…
Emanuele v Emanuel Investments Pty Ltd [1997] SASC 6177
Citation 15 (Para 1)

…s of the lay observer, of negating the possibility of an apprehension of bias which may arise from some instance of impugned conduct. [18]See Emanuele v Emanuel Investments Pty Ltd (1996) 21 ACSR 83, 92 (Debelle J) ( Emanuele ). [19] Hamod [2011] NSWCA 375 [258]-[259] (Beazley JA) referring to Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Development…
Laws v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal [1990] HCA 31
Citation 16

…in relation to matters relevant to the final resolution of the proceedings: Laws v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal [1990] HCA 31 ; (1990) 170 CLR 70 at 100. Generally speaking, because of the nature of the issues and the limited factual investigation that interlocutory proceedings involve, rulings on interlocut…
Vakauta v Kelly [1989] HCA 44
Citation 17

…prehend an impartial judicial mind might not be brought to bear on the resolution of the proceedings: see, for example, Vakauta v Kelly [1989] HCA 44 ; (1989) 167 CLR 568. The reference to the fair minded observer has been described as in reality “no more than a personification of an objective test”: see Jae Kyu…
Raybos Australia Pty Ltd v Tectran Corporation Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 2
Citation 18

…ge ought not to disqualify himself or herself except for proper reason : Raybos Australia Pty Ltd v Tectran Corporation Pty Ltd (1986) 6 NSWLR 272. The criterion of “reasonable apprehension” should not be subverted into a lesser enquiry as to whether it would be “better” for another judge to hear the case. Applying s…
Stead v State Government Insurance Commission [1986] HCA 54
Citation 19 (Para 1)

…t AJA). [126] SD (2013) 39 VR 487 [40] (Ashley, Redlich and Priest JJA). The Court of Appeal also cited Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141, 145 at [49] in stating that their Honours were unable to reach ‘the necessary affirmative conclusion that compliance with the requirements of proced…
Re JRL; Ex parte CJL [1986] HCA 39
Citation 20

…nor an express allegation of bias, is necessarily sufficient to generate a reasonable apprehension of partiality: Re JRL; Ex parte CJL [1986] HCA 39 ; (1986) 161 CLR 342 at 352. 3It is a fundamental rule that every judicial tribunal must be, and be seen to be, impartial: Johnson (supra) at 501. Even in the abse…
National Companies and Securities Commission v News Corporation Ltd [1984] HCA 29
Citation 21

…ircumstances of the case: Russell v Duke of Norfolk [1949] 1 All ER 109, 118 approved in National Companies & Securities Commission v News Corp Ltd (1984) 156 CLR 296 ; 52 ALR 417 ; 8 ACLR 843 at CLR 311-12, 319-20, 326. That principle applies not only to the manner in which a court or tribunal must conduct itself bu…
Vakauta v Kelly [1988] HCATrans 331
Citation 22

…the following. In dealing with an application for apprehended bias, the fair minded lay observer is taken to know of all the relevant circumstances: Vakauta v Kelly (1988) 13 NSWLR 502 at 528 and 535–6 (this aspect of the Court of Appeal’s decision was not commented upon in the High Court’s reversal of its decision). Th…
Aussie Airlines Pty Ltd v Australian Airlines [1995] FCA 765
Citation 23

…an impartial and unprejudiced mind to its resolution : Aussie Airlines Pty Ltd v Australian Airlines Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 1308 ; (1996) 65 FCR 215 at 230. A necessary corollary of this criterion is that a judge ought not to disqualify himself or herself except for proper reason : Raybos Australia Pty Ltd v Tectran Co…
In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 1) [2019] VSC 756
Citation 24 (Para 1)

…On 19 November 2019, I published reasons for my decision ( Reasons ), where I found:[3] [3] In the Matter of Kornucopia Pty Ltd (No 1) [2019] VSC 756 ( Reasons ). I will assume familiarity with the Reasons.…
Re AXF Group [2019] VSC 671
Citation 25 (Para 1)

…upported the argument made by Kornucopia and which Kornucopia in fact relied upon: Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Melking Holdings Pty Ltd (2019) 137 ACSR 411. See Transcript of 24 October 2019, T43:29-44:30.…
Efektiv Pty Ltd v Jescal Nominees [2019] VSC 628
Citation 26

…AT 1037; Nguyen v Efektiv Pty Ltd (Residential Tenancies) [2019] VCAT 1680; Efektiv Pty Ltd v Hodge [2019] VSC 636; Efektiv Pty Ltd v Jescal Nominees [2019] VSC 628; Wang v Efektiv Pty Ltd (Residential Tenancies) [2019] VCAT 1369; Nguyen v Efektiv Pty Ltd (Residential Tenancies) [2019] VCAT 1680; 278 Kingsway Gpg…
Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhang [2019] VSC 439
Citation 27

…See reported decisions from 2019 in: Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Tse [2019] VSC 442; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhang [2019] VSC 439; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhu [2019] VSC 440; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Li [2019] VSC 441; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Won g [2019] VSC 443; Tse v Kornucopia Pty Ltd (Residential Tenancies) [2019] VCAT 537; Eff…
Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhu [2019] VSC 440
Citation 28

…See reported decisions from 2019 in: Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Tse [2019] VSC 442; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhang [2019] VSC 439; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhu [2019] VSC 440; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Li [2019] VSC 441; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Won g [2019] VSC 443; Tse v Kornucopia Pty Ltd (Residential Tenancies) [2019] VCAT 537; Eff…
Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Li [2019] VSC 441
Citation 29

…Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Tse [2019] VSC 442; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhang [2019] VSC 439; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhu [2019] VSC 440; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Li [2019] VSC 441; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Won g [2019] VSC 443; Tse v Kornucopia Pty Ltd (Residential Tenancies) [2019] VCAT 537; Effendy & Anggrek v Kornucopia Pty Ltd…
Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Tse [2019] VSC 442
Citation 30

…See reported decisions from 2019 in: Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Tse [2019] VSC 442; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhang [2019] VSC 439; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhu [2019] VSC 440; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Li [2019] VSC 441; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Won g [2019] VSC 443; Tse v Kornucopia Pty Ltd (Residential Tenancies) [2019] VCAT 537; Eff…
Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Wong [2019] VSC 443
Citation 31

…ornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhang [2019] VSC 439; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhu [2019] VSC 440; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Li [2019] VSC 441; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Won g [2019] VSC 443; Tse v Kornucopia Pty Ltd (Residential Tenancies) [2019] VCAT 537; Effendy & Anggrek v Kornucopia Pty Ltd (Residential Tenancies) [2019] VCAT 1146; W…
Bodycorp Repairers Pty Ltd v Maisano (Recusal Application) [No 12] [2017] VSC 676
Citation 32 (Para 1)

…ts merits, on the basis of the evidence that was before the Court. Any future hearing and determination will be on the same basis. [127] Bodycorp [2017] VSC 676 [18] (Riordan J).…

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