Bankruptcy and Family Law Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (20 of 2005)
Schedule 1 Amendments relating to the interaction between family law and bankruptcy law
Part 1 Amendments
Family Law Act 1975
51 At the end of section 79A
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(5) For the purposes of this section, if:
(a) an order is made by a court under section 79 in proceedings with respect to the property of the parties to a marriage or either of them; and
(b) either of the following subparagraphs apply to a party to the marriage:
(i) when the order was made, the party was a bankrupt;
(ii) after the order was made, the party became a bankrupt;
the bankruptcy trustee is taken to be a person whose interests are affected by the order.
(6) For the purposes of this section, if:
(a) a party to a marriage is a bankrupt; and
(b) an order is made by a court under section 79 in proceedings with respect to the vested bankruptcy property in relation to the bankrupt party;
the bankruptcy trustee is taken to be a person whose interests are affected by the order.
(7) For the purposes of this section, if:
(a) an order is made by a court under section 79 in proceedings with respect to the property of the parties to a marriage or either of them; and
(b) either of the following subparagraphs apply to a party to the marriage:
(i) when the order was made, the party was a debtor subject to a personal insolvency agreement;
(ii) after the order was made, the party became a debtor subject to a personal insolvency agreement;
the trustee of the agreement is taken to be a person whose interests are affected by the order.