{"id":"F2010L01711","name":"Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 2010","slug":"bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":153044,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L01711-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 2010","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nBankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 20101\n\nBankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997\n\nI, ROBERT McCLELLAND, Attorney-General, make this Determination under subsection 7 (2) of the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997.\n\nDated 17 June 2010\n\nROBERT McCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 2010.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 1 July 2010.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 2007 is repealed.\n\n4 Definition\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> Act means the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997.\n\n5 Amount of charge payable\n\nFor subsection 7 (1) of the Act, the determined percentage is 4%.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2077},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument exercises the specific power in section 7 of the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997 to set the percentage rate for estate charges. It performs exactly the function authorized by the parent Act and does not expand beyond the original legislative intent of establishing a charge on bankruptcy estates."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative sections total","Single defined term ('Act')","Sets one unqualified numerical value (4%) with no conditions or exceptions","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision in the parent Act","No procedural requirements or administrative steps specified"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the **rate of charge payable on bankruptcy estates** at **4%** of the money recovered (realized) by trustees.\n\nUnder the *Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997*, trustees must pay a government charge calculated as a percentage of funds they recover from selling assets or collecting debts in a bankruptcy. This instrument fixes that percentage at **4%**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Trustees in bankruptcy** — who must calculate and remit the 4% charge on realized amounts from estates they administer\n- **Creditors of bankrupt estates** — because the charge is deducted from available funds before distributions are made\n\nThe instrument repeals the previous 2007 determination to maintain the statutory funding mechanism for bankruptcy regulation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2010","history":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2010/documents"}}