Bankruptcy Act 1966

Pt VII heading inserted by No 9 of 1992, s 27.

Div 2 heading inserted by No 9 of 1992, s 27.

Subdiv A heading inserted by No 9 of 1992, s 27.

S 149A(1) amended by No 94 of 2023, s 3 and Sch 1 item 16, by substituting " the bankrupt is taken to be discharged by force of subsection 149(1) at the end of the prescribed number of years from the prescribed date " for all the words after " withdrawn or cancelled, " , effective 23 November 2023.

S 149A(2) amended by No 94 of 2023, s 3 and Sch 1 item 17, by substituting " the date applicable under whichever of paragraph 149(1)(a), (b) or (c) applies " for " the date on which the bankrupt filed his or her statement of affairs " in para (b)(ii), effective 23 November 2023.

S 149A(2) amended by No 106 of 2010, Sch 2 item 16, effective 1 December 2010, by inserting " (ia), " after " (ha), " in para (a)(i).

No 106 of 2010, Sch 2[84(4)] contains the following application provision:

84 Application  
(4)
The amendments made by items 16 to 19 apply in relation to bankruptcies for which the date of the bankruptcy is on or after the day on which those items commence.

S 149A(2) amended by No 57 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 1 item 7, by inserting " (ac), (ad), " after " 149D(1)(ab), " in para (a)(i), effective 28 July 2006.

S 149A(2) amended by No 131 of 2002 (as amended by No 80 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 7), s 3 and Sch 1 items 104 and 105, by substituting " paragraph 149D(1)(ab), (d), (da), (e), (f), (g), (h), (ha), (k) or (ma) " for " paragraph 149D(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) " in para (a)(i) and substituting " date on which " for " date from which " in para (b)(ii), effective 5 May 2003. For additional provision on the commencement of No 131 of 2002, see note under s 33A.

S 149A(3) amended by No 94 of 2023, s 3 and Sch 1 item 18, by substituting " subsection 149(1) " for " whichever of subsections 149(2), (3) and (4) applies in relation to the bankrupt " in para (b)(i), effective 23 November 2023.

S 149A(3) amended by No 131 of 2002 (as amended by No 80 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 7), s 3 and Sch 1 items 106 and 206, by substituting para (b)(ii) for paras (b)(ii) and (iii), applicable to bankruptcies for which the date of the bankruptcy is after 5 May 2003. For additional provision on the commencement of No 131 of 2002, see note under s 33A. Paras (b)(ii) and (iii) formerly read:

(ii) no other objection against the discharge of the bankrupt is in effect; and

(iii) the bankrupt has not been discharged in accordance with Division 3;

S 149A substituted by No 9 of 1992, s 27.