Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2004 (80 of 2004)

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to statements of affairs and Part X agreements

Part 1   Amendment of the Bankruptcy Act 1966

Division 2   Amendments relating to Part X agreements

54   Subsection 188(5)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(5) A registered trustee or solicitor who consents to exercise the powers given by an authority must, within 2 working days of consenting, give a copy of:

(a) the authority; and

(b) the debtor's statement of affairs;

to the Official Receiver for the District in which the debtor resides.

(5A) For the purposes of subsection (5), a working day is a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in the place where the registered trustee or solicitor consented to exercise the powers given by the authority.