Bankruptcy Act 1966

PART X - PERSONAL INSOLVENCY AGREEMENTS

History

Pt X heading substituted by No 80 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 item 44, effective 1 December 2004. No 80 of 2004, s 3 and Sch 1 items 212, 213 and 215 contained the following transitional provisions:

212 Transitional - pre-commencement deeds and compositions
(1)
For the purposes of this item, if a deed of assignment or a deed of arrangement was executed by a debtor and a trustee under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 before 1 December 2004, the deed is a pre-commencement deed .

(2)
For the purposes of this item, if a composition was accepted before 1 December 2004 by a special resolution of a meeting of creditors under section 204 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 , the composition is a pre-commencement composition .

(3)
Despite the repeals and amendments made by Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule:

(a) the Bankruptcy Act 1966 and regulations under that Act; and

(b) the Acts amended by Part 2 of this Schedule;
continue to apply, in relation to:

(c) a pre-commencement deed; and

(d) a pre-commencement composition; and

(e) any matter connected with, or arising out of:

(i) a pre-commencement deed; or

(ii) a pre-commencement composition;

as if those repeals had not happened and those amendments had not been made.

213 Transitional - pre-commencement authorities
(1)
For the purposes of this item, if:

(a) an authority given by a debtor under section 188 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 became effective before 1 December 2004; and

(b) as at 1 December 2004, none of the following had happened:

(i) the execution by the debtor and the trustee of a deed of assignment under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 ;

(ii) the execution by the debtor and the trustee of a deed of arrangement under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 ;

(iii) the acceptance of a composition by a special resolution of a meeting of the debtor ' s creditors under section 204 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 ;

the authority is a pre-commencement authority .

(2)
Despite the repeals and amendments made by Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule:

(a) the Bankruptcy Act 1966 and regulations under that Act; and

(b) the Acts amended by Part 2 of this Schedule;
continue to apply, in relation to:

(c) a pre-commencement authority; and

(d) the control of the debtor ' s property following a pre-commencement authority becoming effective; and

(e) a meeting of the debtor ' s creditors called under a pre-commencement authority; and

(f) whichever of the following is applicable:

(i) a deed of assignment executed after 1 December 2004 by the debtor and the trustee under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 in accordance with a special resolution of such a meeting;

(ii) a deed of arrangement executed after 1 December 2004 by the debtor and the trustee under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 in accordance with a special resolution of such a meeting;

(iii) a composition accepted after 1 December 2004 by a special resolution of such a meeting; and

(g) any other matter connected with, or arising out of:

(i) a pre-commencement authority; or

(ii) a deed of assignment mentioned in subparagraph (f)(i); or

(iii) a deed of arrangement mentioned in subparagraph (f)(ii); or

(iv) a composition mentioned in subparagraph (f)(iii);

as if those repeals had not happened and those amendments had not been made.

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215 Transitional - regulations
(1)
The regulations may make provision for matters of a transitional nature arising from the amendments made by Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule.

(2)
The Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of subitem (1).

Part X heading formerly read:

PART X - ARRANGEMENTS WITH CREDITORS WITHOUT SEQUESTRATION

Division 3 - General provisions

SECTION 221 SEQUESTRATION ORDER WHERE DEBTOR FAILS TO ATTEND MEETING, EXECUTE PERSONAL INSOLVENCY AGREEMENT ETC.

221(1) [Application]

Where:

(a) a debtor has failed, without sufficient cause, to attend a meeting of creditors called under an authority signed by him or her under section 188 ;

(aa) a debtor has contravened subsection 189(2) ;

(b) a debtor, having been required by a special resolution of a meeting of creditors called in pursuance of such an authority to execute a personal insolvency agreement, has failed without sufficient cause to execute the agreement within the time prescribed by this Act; or

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(c) a meeting of creditors called in pursuance of such an authority has not, within 4 months from the date for which the meeting was called, passed one of the special resolutions referred to in subsection 204(1) ;

the Court may, if it thinks fit, on the application of the Inspector-General, a creditor or the controlling trustee, forthwith make a sequestration order against the estate of the debtor.

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221(2) [Service of notice of application]

The Court may, if it thinks fit, dispense with service on the debtor of notice of an application under this section, either unconditionally or subject to conditions.

221(3) [Application deemed a creditor ' s petition]

Subject to subsection (4), the making of an application under this section in respect of a debtor shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be equivalent to the presentation of a creditor ' s petition against the debtor.

221(4) [Applicable law]

The provisions of subsection 43(1) , sections 44 and 47 , subsections 52(1) and (2) and Part XIA do not apply in relation to an application under this section, but, on the hearing of such an application, the Court shall require proof (which may be given by affidavit) of the matters stated in the application and, unless service has been dispensed with by the Court, of service of the application on the debtor.

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