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Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2010 - Proclamation

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This is a formal commencement proclamation — essentially a legal 'start button' for specific parts of the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2010.

What it does:

Fixes 1 December 2010 as the date when three specific portions of the Amendment Act become active law:
- Schedule 1
- Schedule 2
- Part 2 of Schedule 4

Why it matters: Australian Acts often pass Parliament but lie dormant until a later date. This document activates those specific bankruptcy reforms, telling courts, creditors, and trustees exactly when the new rules apply.

How it works: The Governor-General exercises a power written into the Amendment Act itself (subsection 2(1)) to pick this date. Until this proclamation was signed, those schedules were just words on paper; after 1 December 2010, they became enforceable legal rights and obligations.

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Proclamation

Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2010

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under items 2 and 5 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2010, fix 1 December 2010 as the day on which Schedules 1 and 2 and Part 2 of Schedule 4 to that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 24 November 2010

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

ROBERT McCLELLAND

Attorney-General

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