Second Reading Speeches

Bankruptcy Amendment (Discharge from Bankruptcy) Bill 2023

Type
Government
Portfolio
Attorney-General
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Bankruptcy Act 1966
to regularise and validate the administrative processes of the Australian Financial Security Authority and its predecessors in relation to determining when a statement of affairs is taken to have been filed for the purposes of a debtor’s petition or as required in relation to a sequestration order; and
Bankruptcy Regulations 2021
to align the dates that the Official Receiver is required to enter in the National Personal Insolvency Index with the amendments to the
Bankruptcy Act 1966
.

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