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• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  in relation to: remuneration of registered trustees administering bankrupt estates; civil penalties; Bankruptcy Districts; creditor’s petitions; the stay period that follows the filing of a declaration of intent to file a debtor’s petition; and the debt, income and assets test thresholds for debt agreements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2007

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  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997

  to extend the application of the realisations charge and interest charge to money received by debt agreement administrators pursuant to debt agreements made under the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Debt Agreements) Bill 2007

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  Date

  15 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  in relation to the operation of debt agreements under Part IX by providing for: the registration of administrators; proportional payments under an agreement to administrators and creditors; debtors’ proposals to be accepted by a majority in value of creditors; mechanisms to deal with defaulting debtors; and clarifying the operation of the Act in relation to: deregistered administrators; debts covered by an agreement; treatment of secured creditors; and investigative powers of the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions) Bill 2006 [2007]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998

  to provide for the recovery of superannuation contributions made with the intention to defeat creditors; and

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to: provide for certain rural support grants to be exempt from the property available to pay the bankrupt’s creditors; and make minor technical amendments in relation to the operation of the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Fees and Charges) Bill 2006

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  Date

  16 Feb 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997

  to facilitate implementation by the Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia of cost recovery arrangements by enabling the Minister to make legislative instruments to determine fees and charges;

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to: remove possible impediments to electronic service delivery; and clarify and update certain provisions; and

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997

  to provide for an annual payment by bankruptcy trustees of realisations charge and interest charge rather than a twice yearly payment. Also repeals the

  Bankruptcy (Registration Charges) Act 1997

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-avoidance) Bill 2006

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  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to strengthen anti-avoidance provisions which allow trustees to recover property disposed of prior to bankruptcy or owned by a third person but acquired by that person using the bankrupt’s resources. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  21 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997

  to close a loophole by imposing the realisations charge and the interest charge on amounts received by all persons (not only trustees) who are controlling trustees; and

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Act 2001

  to provide for commencement of the Act (as the existing commencement provision is tied to commencement of the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2001 which lapsed last Parliament). Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  21 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to make changes to bankruptcy law and practice aimed at ensuring that the interests of debtors and creditors are better balanced, particularly in relation to: early discharge arrangements; effective sanctions on uncooperative bankrupts; and administration of bankruptcies by trustees. Also makes technical and machinery amendments and contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Border Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  in relation to: monitoring and enforcement of security requirements at Australian borders; provision of certain information to Customs in relation to: people working in restricted areas or issued with security identification cards; and goods in-transit; examination and seizure of in-transit goods; electronic reporting of all mail cargo as part of a cargo report; access to airline computer reservation systems; authorisation of Customs officers; issue and use of firearms and personal defence equipment by Customs officers; powers of arrest in relation to assault or obstruction of Customs officers; and forfeiture of undeclared dutiable goods found in unaccompanied baggage;

  Customs Act 1901

  ,

  Migration Act 1958

  ,

  Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001

  and

  Evidence Act 1995

  in relation to electronic reports to Customs and the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in relation to passengers and crew;

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to allow the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to disclose vessel monitoring information to Customs; and

  Customs Administration Act 1985

  to include the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence as a Commonwealth agency. Also includes savings provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum