Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (106 of 2010)

Schedule 2   Offence provisions etc.

Bankruptcy Act 1966

27   After section 170

Insert:

170A Annual return

(1) If, during a financial year, the trustee of the estate of a bankrupt administered the estate, the trustee must, within the period of 35 days after the end of that year, give the Inspector-General a return, in the approved form, in relation to the administration of that estate during that year.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

Note: See also section 277B (about infringement notices).

(2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

(3) This section does not apply in relation to the Official Trustee.