Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2002 (131 of 2002)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Amendments

Bankruptcy Act 1966

40   At the end of section 56G

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(3) A person who has become a bankrupt by force of section 56E may, without fee and either personally or by an agent:

(a) inspect any statement of affairs that accompanied the petition; and

(b) obtain a copy of, or make extracts from, any statement of affairs that accompanied the petition.

(4) If the approved form for a statement of affairs indicates that particular information in the statement will not be made available to the public, then the Official Receiver must ensure that the information is not made available under this section to any person (other than a member of the partnership who became a bankrupt as a result of the petition or an agent of such a member).

(5) The Official Receiver may refuse to allow a person access under this section to particular information in a statement of affairs on the ground that access to that information would jeopardise, or be likely to jeopardise, the safety of any person.