Bankruptcy Act 1966
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Hide history noteIf the Official Receiver has reason to believe that:
(a) information relevant to the examinable affairs of a bankrupt is:
(i) known (whether exclusively or otherwise) by a person outside Australia; or
(ii) recorded (whether exclusively or otherwise) in a book outside Australia; or
(b) books relevant to the examinable affairs of a bankrupt are outside Australia (whether or not copies are in Australia or, if the books are copies of other books, whether or not those other books are in Australia);
the Official Receiver, by written notice (in this Division called the offshore information notice ) given to any person, may request the person:
(c) to give to the Official Receiver, within the period and in the manner set out in that notice, any such information; or
(d) to produce to the Official Receiver, within the period and in the manner set out in that notice, any such books; or
(e) to make copies of any such books and to produce to the Official Receiver, within the period and in the manner set out in that notice, those copies. 81A(2) [Period must end - 90 days]
The period set out in the offshore information notice must end 90 days after the date on which the notice is given.
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