Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2004 (80 of 2004)

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to statements of affairs and Part X agreements

Part 3   Application and transitional provisions

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 the commencement of this item; and

(b) as at the commencement of this item, 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 the commencement of this item 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 the commencement of this item 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 the commencement of this item 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.