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Local Government Act 2009
sec.156Disqualification during bankruptcy
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### sec.156 Disqualification during bankruptcy
A person can not be a councillor while the person is a bankrupt.
A person is a bankrupt if, under a bankruptcy law—
the person is an undischarged bankrupt; or
the person has executed a deed of arrangement, and the terms of the deed have not been fully complied with; or
the person’s creditors have accepted a composition, and a final payment has not been made under the composition.
A bankruptcy law is—
the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) ; or
a corresponding law of another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside Australia.
A person automatically stops being a councillor when the person becomes a bankrupt.
(sec.156-ssec.1) A person can not be a councillor while the person is a bankrupt.
(sec.156-ssec.2) A person is a bankrupt if, under a bankruptcy law— the person is an undischarged bankrupt; or the person has executed a deed of arrangement, and the terms of the deed have not been fully complied with; or the person’s creditors have accepted a composition, and a final payment has not been made under the composition.
(sec.156-ssec.3) A bankruptcy law is— the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) ; or a corresponding law of another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside Australia.
(sec.156-ssec.4) A person automatically stops being a councillor when the person becomes a bankrupt.
- (a) the person is an undischarged bankrupt; or
- (b) the person has executed a deed of arrangement, and the terms of the deed have not been fully complied with; or
- (c) the person’s creditors have accepted a composition, and a final payment has not been made under the composition.
- (a) the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cwlth) ; or
- (b) a corresponding law of another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside Australia.