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 1   Amendments relating to statements of affairs

2   Subsection 5(1)

Insert:

relative , in relation to a person, means:

(a) the spouse of the person; or

(b) a parent or remoter lineal ancestor of the person or of the person's spouse; or

(c) a child or remoter lineal descendant of the person or of the person's spouse; or

(d) a brother or sister of the person or of the person's spouse; or

(e) an uncle, aunt, nephew or niece of the person or of the person's spouse; or

(f) the spouse of a person specified in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e).

For the purposes of this definition, spouse includes de facto spouse.

Note: Parent and child are defined by this subsection.