Liverpool Plains Shire Council v Rumble

Liverpool Plains Shire Council applied to the Supreme Court of New South Wales for sequestration orders against Robert George Rumble and Lee Rumble. The Council sought these orders on the basis that the Rumbles were unable to pay their debts, and that there was no sufficient cause why such orders ought not be made.

The central legal issue before Judge Manousaridis was whether the preconditions for making a sequestration order under the *Bankruptcy Act 1966* (Cth) were satisfied in relation to both respondents. This required the Court to determine if the respondents were indeed unable to pay their debts and if any other sufficient cause existed to prevent the making of the orders.

The Court found that the preconditions were satisfied and made the sequestration orders. The Court noted that the act of bankruptcy for both Robert George Rumble and Lee Rumble occurred on 25 October 2018. Furthermore, the Court noted the filing of a consent to act as trustee by Giles Geoffrey Woodgate, in accordance with section 156A of the *Bankruptcy Act 1966* (Cth). The Court ordered that the estates of both respondents be sequestrated, and that the applicant creditor's costs be taxed and paid from those estates. A copy of the order was directed to be provided to the Official Receiver.