Bankruptcy Regulations 2021

PART 4 - PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH BANKRUPTCY  

Division 2 - Petitions  

SECTION 20   PRESENTATION OF DEBTOR ' S PETITION  

20(1)    
This section applies if a debtor intends to present a petition under section 55 , 56B or 57 of the Act and the debtor is:

(a)    unable to read the relevant material because the debtor:

(i) is blind or has low vision; or

(ii) is illiterate or partially literate; or

(iii) is insufficiently familiar with the English language; or

(b)    unable to sign the petition because of a physical incapacity.

20(2)    
The petition may be signed on behalf of the debtor by another person, who must also sign a statement:

(a)    if subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or (ii) applies - that the person has read the relevant material to the debtor; or

(b)    if subparagraph (1)(a)(iii) applies - that the person has interpreted the relevant material to the debtor in a language with which the person and the debtor are familiar; or

(c)    if paragraph (1)(b) applies - that the person believes that the debtor has read and understood the relevant material.

20(3)    
In this section:

relevant material
means the petition and the information prescribed under section 19 .