Tzanis v RAJCANY

In *Tzanis v RAJCANY*, heard before Judge Street in the Federal Court of Australia, the applicant sought to set aside a bankruptcy notice. The respondent had obtained an order from the Family Court of Australia, which the applicant contended was not a final order and therefore could not form the basis of a bankruptcy notice.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the order made by the Family Court was a final order for the purposes of issuing a bankruptcy notice under the *Bankruptcy Act 1966* (Cth). The Court also considered the reasonableness of the costs sought by the respondent.

Judge Street found that the Family Court order was indeed a final order, as it finally determined the rights and liabilities of the parties in relation to the subject matter of the proceedings. Consequently, the application to set aside the bankruptcy notice was dismissed. The Court awarded fixed costs to the respondent, finding them to be reasonable in the circumstances.