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Bankruptcy Act 1966
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186A Basic eligibility test
Subdivision B—Registration of debt agreement administrators
186B Application for registration as a debt agreement administrator
186C Inspector‑General must approve or refuse to approve registration application
186D Registration as a debt agreement administrator
186E Duration of registration as a debt agreement administrator
186F Conditions of registration—general
186G Condition of registration—companies
186H Application to change or remove registration conditions
Subdivision BA—Insurance
186HA Registered debt agreement administrator to maintain insurance
Subdivision C—Surrender and cancellation of registration as a debt agreement administrator
186J Surrender of registration as a debt agreement administrator
186K Cancellation of an individual’s registration as a debt agreement administrator
186L Cancellation of a company’s registration as a debt agreement administrator
186LA Inspector‑General may obtain information about debt agreement administration trust accounts
186LB Account‑freezing notices—debt agreement administration trust accounts
186LC Power of court to set aside account‑freezing notices
186LD Judicial enforcement of account‑freezing notices
186LE Protection of bank
Subdivision E—Miscellaneous
186N Return of certificate of registration
186P Cessation of registration as a debt agreement administrator—no refund of fees
186Q Guidelines relating to Inspector‑General’s powers
Part X—Personal insolvency agreements
Division 1—Interpretation
187 Interpretation
187A Application of Part to joint debtors
Division 2—Meeting of creditors and control of debtor’s property
188 Debtor may authorise trustee or solicitor to be controlling trustee
188A Personal insolvency agreement
188B Inspection of statement of debtor’s affairs
189 Control of property of a debtor who has given authority under section 188
189AAA Stay of proceedings relating to creditor’s petition until meeting of debtor’s creditors
189AA Court orders with effect during period of control of debtor’s property
189AB Charge over debtor’s property that is subject to control
189AC Right of indemnity for controlling trustee
189A Report and declaration by controlling trustee
189B Controlling trustee to prepare statement about possible resolutions
190 Duties and powers of controlling trustee
190A Additional duties of controlling trustee
191 Payments to protect property etc.
192 Changing the controlling trustee
204 Resolution for personal insolvency agreement
205 Duties of sheriff after receiving notice of signing of authority under section 188 etc.
205A Duties of sheriff after receiving notice of execution of personal insolvency agreement etc.
206 Court may adjourn hearing of petition where creditors have passed resolution for personal insolvency agreement
207 Surrender of security etc. where secured creditor has voted
208 Termination of control of debtor’s property by the Court
209 Acts of controlling trustee to bind trustee of subsequent personal insolvency agreement or bankruptcy
210 Other provisions about controlling trustee
211 Other provisions about debtor
Division 3—General provisions
215 Eligibility to be trustee of personal insolvency agreement
215A Nomination or appointment of trustee of personal insolvency agreement
216 Execution of personal insolvency agreements
217 Failure of trustee to execute personal insolvency agreement
218 Notice of execution of personal insolvency agreement
219 Trustee may sue, be sued etc. by official name
220 Filling of vacancy in office of trustee after execution of personal insolvency agreement etc.
221 Sequestration order where debtor fails to attend meeting, execute personal insolvency agreement etc.
221A Variation of personal insolvency agreement
222 Court may set aside personal insolvency agreement
222A Termination of personal insolvency agreement by trustee
222B Termination of personal insolvency agreement by creditors
222C Court may terminate personal insolvency agreement
222D Termination of personal insolvency agreement by occurrence of terminating event
224 Validity of acts if personal insolvency agreement set aside or terminated
224A Notice that a personal insolvency agreement has been set aside, varied or terminated
225 Evidence of personal insolvency agreement, resolution etc.
226 Creditor may inspect personal insolvency agreement etc.
227 Stamp duty not payable on personal insolvency agreements etc. entered into under this Part
229 Personal insolvency agreement to bind all creditors
230 Release of provable debts
231 Application of general provisions of Act to personal insolvency agreements
231A Right of debtor to remaining property
232 Certificate relating to discharge of obligations
Part XI—Administration of estates of deceased persons in bankruptcy
244 Administration of estates under this Part upon petition by creditor
245 Debtor dying after presentation of creditor’s petition
246 Statement of deceased debtor’s affairs etc. by legal personal representative
247 Petition for administration under this Part by person administering deceased person’s estate
247A Commencement of administration under Part
248 Application of Act in relation to administrations under this Part
248A Consolidation of proceedings
249 Vesting of property on making of order
249A Charge over property owned in joint tenancy
250 Effect of order under Part where deceased person was bankrupt
251 Real property devised by will that vests directly in devisee to form part of estate in certain cases
252 Liability of legal personal representative
252A Annulment on payment of debts
252B Annulment by Court
252C Effect of annulment
Part XIA—Farmers’ debts assistance
253A Interpretation
253B Law of State or Territory may be proclaimed
253C Notice about stay under proclaimed law
253E Relevant authority may apply for stay of proceedings under certain petitions
253F Relevant authority may be heard on application relating to debtor’s petition
Part XII—Unclaimed dividends or moneys