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Federal Circuit Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2006
5.01Referral of debtor's petition
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## 5.01 Referral of debtor’s petition
(1) A referral to the Court by the Official Receiver of a debtor’s petition, for a direction to accept or reject the petition, must be in accordance with Form 8.
> Note: For the circumstances in which the Official Receiver must refer a debtor’s petition to the Court for a direction to accept or reject the petition, see subsection 55(3B), section 56C and subsection 57(3B) of the Bankruptcy Act.
(3) At least 3 days before the date fixed for the hearing, the Official Receiver must serve a sealed copy of the referral, and notice of the time, date and place fixed for the hearing, on: