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Bankruptcy Act 1966
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19 Duties etc. of trustee
19AA Power of investigation of bankrupt’s affairs
19A Liability of Inspector‑General, Official Receivers etc.
19B Trustee to give Official Receiver information etc.
Division 2—Common Investment Fund
20A Interpretation
20B The Common Investment Fund
20D Investment of money in Common Fund
20E Borrowing for the Common Fund
20F Moneys in Common Fund not held on account of particular estates etc.
20G Common Investment Fund Equalization Account
20H Credits to and debits from the Equalization Account
20J Interest on moneys in Common Fund payable only in certain circumstances
Part III—Courts
Division 2—Jurisdiction and powers of courts in bankruptcy
27 Bankruptcy courts
29 Courts to help each other
30 General powers of Courts in bankruptcy
31 Exercise of jurisdiction
32 Costs
33 Adjournment, amendment of process and extension and abridgment of times
33A Alteration of dates relating to statements of affairs and debtor’s petitions
34 Orders and commissions for examination of witnesses
34A Standard of proof
35 Jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) in bankruptcy where trustee is a party to property settlement or spousal maintenance proceedings etc.
35A Transfer of proceedings to Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1)
35B Family Court of Western Australia
36 Enforcement of orders etc.
37 Power of Court to rescind orders etc.
Part IV—Proceedings in connexion with bankruptcy
Division 1—Acts of bankruptcy
40 Acts of bankruptcy
41 Bankruptcy notices
42 Payment etc. of debt to Commonwealth or State after service of bankruptcy notice
Division 2—Creditors’ petitions
43 Jurisdiction to make sequestration orders
44 Conditions on which creditor may petition
45 Creditor’s petition against partnership
46 Petition against 2 or more joint debtors
47 Requirements as to creditor’s petition
49 Change of petitioners
50 Taking control of debtor’s property before sequestration
51 Costs of prosecuting creditor’s petition
52 Proceedings and order on creditor’s petition
53 Consolidation of proceedings
54 Bankrupt’s statement of affairs
Division 2A—Declaration of intention to present debtor’s petition
54A Presentation of declaration
54B When debtor disqualified from presenting declaration
54C Acceptance or rejection of declaration
54D Official Receiver to give information to debtor
54E Enforcement suspended during stay period
54F Duties of sheriff
54G Duty of court registrar
54H Duties of person entitled to deduct money owing to declared debtor
54J Extension of time where this Division prevents the doing of an act
54K Section 33 not to apply to this Division
54L Secured creditor’s rights under security not affected
Division 3—Debtors’ petitions
55 Debtor’s petition
56A Persons who may present a debtor’s petition against a partnership
56B Presentation of a debtor’s petition against a partnership
56C Referral to the Court of a debtor’s petition against a partnership
56D Acceptance of a debtor’s petition against a partnership by the Official Receiver
56E Effects of acceptance of a debtor’s petition against a partnership
56F Extra duties of non‑petitioning partners who become bankrupts
56G Inspection of statements of affairs of partners and partnerships
57 Debtor’s petition by joint debtors who are not partners
57A Time at which person becomes bankrupt on debtor’s petition
Division 3A—Acceptance of statements of affairs by Official Receiver
57B Acceptance of statements of affairs by Official Receiver
Division 4—Effect of bankruptcy on property and proceedings
58 Vesting of property upon bankruptcy—general rule
58A Vesting of property upon bankruptcy—effect of orders in force under the proceeds of crime law
59 Second or subsequent bankruptcy
59A Orders to which sections 58 and 59 are subject
60 Stay of legal proceedings
61 Actions by bankrupt partner’s trustee
62 Actions on joint contracts
63 Death of bankrupt
Division 6—Composition or arrangement with creditors
73 Composition or arrangement
73B Declaration of relationships by proposed trustee of composition or scheme of arrangement
74 Annulment of bankruptcy
74A Variation of composition or scheme of arrangement
75 Effect of composition or scheme of arrangement
76 Application of Part VIII and Schedule 2 to trustee of a composition or arrangement
76B Setting aside and termination of a composition or scheme of arrangement
Part V—Control over person and property of debtors and bankrupts