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Bankruptcy Act 1924
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### Matters pending in State Courts.
19. Subject to section six of this Act, all bankruptcy matters pending in any State Court or Court of a Territory exercising bankruptcy jurisdiction at the commencement of this Act may be transacted and disposed of by or under the direction of—
(a) the Judge or Judges of the Court; or
(b) in the case of a State Court, such one or more Judges of the Court as the Governor-General with the concurrence of the Governor of the State appoints for that purpose; or
(c) in the case of a Court of a Territory, such one or more Judges of the Court as the Governor-General appoints for that purpose.