Bankruptcy Regulations 1996

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY  

REGULATION 1.03   INTERPRETATION  

1.03(1)    


In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

1985 Rural Adjustment Grant Scheme
means a scheme established and operated by a State or the Northern Territory in accordance with:


(a) the agreement between the Commonwealth, the States and the Northern Territory the execution of which, on behalf of the Commonwealth, was approved by the States and Northern Territory Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1985 ; or


(b) that agreement as subsequently amended.

1988 Rural Adjustment Grant Scheme
means a scheme established and operated by a State or the Northern Territory in accordance with:


(a) an agreement between the Commonwealth and that State or Territory whose execution, on behalf of the Commonwealth, was approved by the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988 ; or


(b) that agreement as subsequently amended.

2006 Fees Determination
(Repealed by SLI No 195 of 2010, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 1.)

Act
means the Bankruptcy Act 1966 .

commencement date
means 16 December 1996.

contribution assessment period
has the meaning given by section 139K of the Act.

CPI rate
, in relation to a financial year, means the annual average of the All Groups Consumer Price Index number, being the weighted average of the 8 capital cities, published by the Australian Statistician in respect of the quarters in the year.

Criminal Code
means the Criminal Code set out in the Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1995 , being that Code as amended from time to time.

DEP scheme
means the scheme mentioned in section 52C of the Farm Household Support Act 1992 .

farm help re-establishment grant scheme
means the scheme mentioned in section 52A of the Farm Household Support Act 1992 .

FC (Bankruptcy) Rules
means the Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 .

FCC (Bankruptcy) Rules
means the Federal Circuit Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 .

Fees and Remuneration Determination
means each determination made under subsection 316(1) of the Act, as in force from time to time.

FMC (Bankruptcy) Rules
(Repealed by SLI No 51 of 2013, reg 4 and Sch 1 item 9.)

registered liquidator
has the meaning given by the Corporations Law.

Rural Adjustment Grant Scheme
means a scheme established and operated by a State or the Northern Territory in accordance with:


(a) the agreement between the Commonwealth and the States the execution of which, on behalf of the Commonwealth, was approved by the States Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1976 ; or


(b) that agreement as subsequently amended, including that agreement as amended by:


(i) the agreement between the Commonwealth, the States and the Northern Territory the execution of which, on behalf of the Commonwealth, was approved by the States and Northern Territory Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1979 ; or

(ii) that agreement as subsequently amended.

Rural Adjustment Scheme
has the meaning given by section 4 of the Rural Adjustment Act 1992 .

Rural Reconstruction Grant Scheme
means a scheme established and operated by a State in accordance with:


(a) the agreement between the Commonwealth and the States the execution of which, on behalf of the Commonwealth, was approved by the States Grants (Rural Reconstruction) Act 1971 ; or


(b) that agreement as subsequently amended.

rural support scheme
has the meaning given by subsection 5(1) of the Act.

Sugar Industry Reform Program
means the scheme known as the Sugar Industry Reform Program 2004 made under the Sugar Industry Reform Program Guidelines as in force on 29 April 2004, administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

taxing officer
(Repealed by FRLI No F2016L01926)

the court ,
in relation to a judgment or order, means the court by which the judgment was given or the order was made.

the Index
means the National Personal Insolvency Index established by subregulation 13.02(1) .

Tobacco Grower Adjustment Assistance Package
means the scheme known as the Tobacco Grower Adjustment Assistance Package 2006 made under the Tobacco Grower Adjustment Assistance Package Guidelines as in force on 2 March 2007, administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

working day ,
(Repealed by FRLI No F2016L01926)


1.03(2)    
A reference in these Regulations to a form of a specified number is a reference to the form of that number in Schedule 1 .




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