MICHELETTO & CARRAFA AS TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY OF THE ESTATE OF EL-DEBEL (No.2)

The applicants, Micheletto and Carrafa, acting as trustees in bankruptcy of the estate of El-Debel, sought to set aside two summonses for the production of documents. The respondents were the recipients of these summonses. The application was heard in the Federal Court of Australia.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether one of the issued summonses for production of documents, purportedly issued under section 81(1) of the *Bankruptcy Act 1966* (Cth), required the production of documents that extended beyond the examinable affairs of the bankrupt.

The Court dismissed the application. While the specific reasoning is not detailed in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the Court found the summonses, or at least the one in question, to be validly issued and not to extend beyond the scope of examinable affairs as contemplated by section 81(1) of the *Bankruptcy Act 1966* (Cth).

Consequently, the interim application filed on 26 July 2019 was dismissed, and the costs of the application were reserved.