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BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY – appeal from Federal Court of Australia – creditor’s petition – whether deed of release should have been produced to primary judge – whether the debt underpinning creditor’s petition was still owing for the purposes of s 52(1)(a) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – whether there was other sufficient cause under s 52(2)(b) of the Act for a sequestration order not to be made – appeal dismissed