Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

24 February 2010

© Commonwealth of Australia 2010
ISBN 978-1-74229-216-8

View the report as a single document - (PDF 125KB)

The Secretary’s attention has been drawn to a minor typographical error in the report (PDF 165KB)

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 22KB)
ABBREVIATIONS	(PDF 4KB)
RECOMMENDATIONS	(PDF 13KB)
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction	(PDF 15KB)
Purpose of the Bill Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgement Scope of the report Note on references
CHAPTER 2 - Overview of the Bill	(PDF 20KB)
Remuneration of trustees of estates of bankrupts Offence provisions Removal of Bankruptcy Districts Other amendments
CHAPTER 3 - Key issues	(PDF 63KB)
The threshold for a creditor's petition The increase in debt, income and asset thresholds for debt agreements The increase in the stay period following a declaration of intent to file a debtor's petition Committee's view
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY LIBERAL SENATORS	(PDF 9KB)
The creditor's petition threshold Increase in the stay period Increase in the eligibility threshold for debt agreements
APPENDIX 1 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED	(PDF 6KB)
APPENDIX 2 - WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 4KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3560
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5794
Email:	legcon.sen@aph.gov.au