PART IA
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INTERPRETATION
History
Pt IA heading inserted by No 119 of 1987, s 3.
SECTION 6A
STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN PART XI
6A(1)
This section has effect for the purposes of the following provisions of this Act, namely, subsections
54(1)
and
(2)
and subsection
54A(2)
, paragraphs
55(2)
(b),
56B(3)
(a) and (b),
56F(1)
(a) and (b),
57(2)
(a) and (b) and sections
57B
,
77CA
and
185D
and
Part X
.
History
S 6A(1) amended by No 94 of 2023, Sch 1 item 1, by inserting
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57B,
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, effective 23 November 2023.
S 6A(1) amended by No 106 of 2010, Sch 2 item 1, effective 1 December 2010, by inserting
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77CA and
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after
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sections
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.
S 6A(1) amended by No 106 of 2010, Sch 4 item 6, effective 1 December 2010.
No 106 of 2010, Sch 4[13] contains the following application provision:
13 Application
The amendments made by items 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 apply in relation to declarations presented under section 54A of the
Bankruptcy Act 1966
on or after the commencement of those items.
S 6A(1) amended by No 80 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 3, by substituting
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Part X
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for
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188A
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, effective 1 December 2004. For transitional provisions, see note under Part X heading.
S 6A(1) substituted by No 9 of 1992, s 4; amended by No 44 of 1996, Sch 1, Pt 1(33).
6A(2)
A reference in a provision of this Act referred to in subsection (1) to a statement of affairs is a reference to a statement that:
(a)
is in an approved form; and
(b)
includes a statement identifying any creditor who is a related entity of the debtor or bankrupt; and
(c)
contains a declaration that, so far as the debtor or bankrupt is aware, the particulars set out in the statement are correct.
History
S 6A(2) amended by No 34 of 2006, s 3 and Sch 4 items 2 and 3, by substituting para (a) and omitting
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, signed by the debtor or bankrupt,
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after
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a declaration
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in para (c), effective 3 May 2006. Para (a) formerly read:
(a)
is in a form approved by the Inspector-General and published in the
Gazette
; and
S 6A(2) amended by No 80 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 4, by inserting para (b), effective 1 December 2004. For transitional provisions, see note under Part X heading.
No 80 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 214 contains the following application provision:
214 APPLICATION
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STATEMENTS OF AFFAIRS
(1)
The amendment made by item 4 of this Schedule, in so far as it relates to subsection 54(1) or (2) of the
Bankruptcy Act 1966
, applies to a statement filed after 1 December 2004.
(2)
The amendment made by item 4 of this Schedule, in so far as it relates to paragraph 55(2)(b), 56B(3)(a) or (b), 56F(1)(a) or (b) or 57(2)(a) or (b) of the
Bankruptcy Act 1966
, applies in relation to a statement that accompanies a petition presented after 1 December 2004.
(3)
The amendment made by item 4 of this Schedule, in so far as it relates to section 185D of the
Bankruptcy Act 1966
, applies to a statement given after 1 December 2004.
S 6A(2) substituted by No 9 of 1992, s 4; amended by No 44 of 1996, Sch 1, Pt 1(34).
6A(3)
If the trustee has reasonable grounds to suspect that:
(a)
any particulars set out in a statement of affairs that was filed by a person are false or misleading in a material respect; or
(b)
any material particulars have been omitted from that statement;
the trustee may, by written notice given to the person, require the person, within a specified period of not less than 14 days, to provide such information or to produce such books as are specified in the notice for the purpose of enabling the trustee to decide whether the particulars set out in the statement are correct.
History
S 6A(3) inserted by No 9 of 1992, s 4; amended by No 44 of 1996, Sch 1, Pt 1(35), (36).
6A(4)
For the purposes of the application of subsection (3) to a statement of affairs that is required to be given under Part X, a reference in that subsection to the
trustee
is a reference to whichever of the following is applicable:
(a)
the controlling trustee within the meaning of that Part;
(b)
the trustee of the personal insolvency agreement concerned.
History
S 6A(4) inserted by No 80 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 5, effective 1 December 2004. For transitional provisions, see note under Part X heading.