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Bankruptcy Act 1966
218Notice of execution of personal insolvency agreement
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218 Notice of execution of personal insolvency agreement
(1) The trustee of a personal insolvency agreement entered into in pursuance of this Part shall:
(a) notify each creditor of the debtor as soon as practicable after the debtor and the trustee have executed the agreement; and
(b) within 2 days after the execution of the agreement by the debtor and the trustee—file a copy of the agreement in the office of the Official Receiver.
(2) The trustee commits an offence if the trustee fails to comply with a requirement under paragraph (1)(b).
(2A) Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) A trustee must notify creditors under paragraph (1)(a) in the way prescribed by the regulations.