{"id":"F2011L01339","name":"Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 2011","slug":"bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":125612,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01339-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 2011","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nBankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 20111\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 21 June 2011\n\nROBERT McCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 2011.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on 1 July 2011.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) (Amount of Charge Payable) Determination 2010 is repealed.\n\n4 Amount of charge payable\n\nFor subsection 7 (2) of the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997, the percentage is 4.4%.\n\n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":1697},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This maintains the established scope of setting the percentage rate for bankruptcy estate charges. It is a routine annual update that replaces the previous determination without expanding or altering the fundamental purpose of the charging regime."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections total","Single substantive provision setting a numerical percentage (4.4%)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only one cross-reference to the enabling Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This law sets the **administrative fee** (called an 'estate charge') that the government collects from money recovered in bankruptcy cases.\n\nWhen someone becomes bankrupt, a trustee manages their financial affairs, selling assets and recovering money owed. Before distributing funds to creditors, the government takes a percentage cut to help regulate the bankruptcy system.\n\n**Key points:**\n- Fixes the charge at **4.4%** of money recovered or held by trustees\n- Replaces the previous year's determination\n- Applies to all bankrupt estates being administered\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Bankruptcy trustees (who must pay the charge from estate funds)\n- Creditors receiving payments from bankrupt estates (as the charge reduces available funds)\n- The government (as the recipient of the regulatory fee)\n\nThis is a routine update to the funding mechanism for Australia's personal insolvency system."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2011","history":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/bankruptcy-estate-charges-amount-of-charge-payable-determination-2011/documents"}}