Re Balhorn, Sydney Gordon Ex Parte Balhorn, Sydney Gordon

[1982] FCA 331

1 NO. 326 of 1 9 7 3

BANKRUPTCY DISTRICT ‘OF ‘THE 1

STATE O F VI.CTORIA

RE :	SYDNEY GORDON, BALHORN
EX PARTE:	SYDNEY GORDON, BALHORN, and
THE .OFFICIAL ‘I’.RUS,TEE I N
BANKRUPTCY

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

LOCKHART ‘J . 8 FEBRUARY 1982

HIS HONOUR: I n t h i s matter I gave judgment on 2 1 October 1981

and made orders inc luding an order d i smiss ing an appl ica t ion of

Sydney Gordon Balhorn of 9 June 1981. I o rde red tha t t he

r e l e v a n t o r d e r s s h o u l d n o t o p e r a t e u n t i l t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f 2 1 days

f rom the da t e o f f i l i ng an a f f idav i t o f s e rv i ce upon M r . Balhorn

personal ly of a s ea l ed copy of the orders then made and a copy of

my reasons for judgment . I o rde red tha t i f , i n t h e meantime, M r .

Balhorn f i l e d a n a p p l i c a t i o n w i t h i n t h e V i c t o r i a n R e g i s t r y o f t h i s

Court t o r e s c i n d o r set aside any of my o rde r s , t hen the o rde r s

which he sought t o set a s ide shou ld no t ope ra t e un t i l fu r the r

order of the Court .

M r . Balhorn i n f a c t f i l e d a document headed “Application

on 30 October 1981”, i n which he appears t o take i s s u e w i t h t h e

orders t h a t I made e a r l i e r and which for the purpose so le ly of

t o d a y ’ s a p p l i c a t i o n I s h a l l t reat as f a l l i n g w i t h i n t h e ambit of

order 5 of the orders made by m e on 30 October l a s t ; b u t n o t so as

to bind any Judge who may hear M r . Ba lho rn ’ s app l i ca t ion to

cha rac t e r i ze tha t app l i ca t ion a s one which f a l l s wi th in o rde r 5.

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on Monday 1 March 1982 a t 10.15 a . m .

2 . The O f f i c i a l T r u s t e e i n Bankruptcy f i l e any n o t i c e

of i n t e n t i o n t o oppose the appl icat ion on or

before Thursday 11 February 1982.

3 . M r . Balhosn f i l e and serve on o r b e f o r e 22

February 1982 any a f f i d a v i t s on which he proposes

t o r e l y i n s u p p o r t o f h i s a p p l i c a t i o n and t h a t

s e rv i ce the reo f be e f f ec t ed by leaving a copy of

t h e same a t t h e o f f i c e of Messrs. Stonyman &

Crouch, S o l i c i t o r s of 118 Queen Street, Melbourne.

4. T h e Of f i c i a l T rus t ee in Bankrup tcy e f f ec t s e rv i ce

of s ea l ed cop ie s o f t h i s o rde r and copies of any

n o t i c e of i n t e n t i o n t o oppose M r . Balhorn's

a p p l i c a t i o n on o r be fo re F r iday 1 2 February 1 9 8 2

and again on Tuesday 16 February 1982 o r Wednesday

17 February 1 9 8 2 by leaving same i n an envelope

addres sed to M r . .Balhorn a t 52/3 Alfred Square,

S t . Ki lda , V ic to r i a and THE COURT DIRECTS THAT

i f such documents a r e l e f t i n a p o s t a l r e c e p t a c l e

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

5. The O f f i c i a l T r u s t e e i n B a n k r u p t c y f i l e and s e r v e

any a f f i d a v i t i n r e p l y and any o t h e r material upon

which it proposes t o r e l y on o r b e f o r e 26 February

1 9 8 2 i n t h e manner se t fo r th in pa rag raph 4 . hereof

save that s u c h a f f i d a v i t or o ther mater ia l need o n l y

be served once.

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