Bankruptcy Amendment (Exceptional Circumstances Exit Package) Bill 2011

Type: Private
Sponsor: XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Originating house: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 to provide that payments made under the Exceptional Circumstances Exit Package on or after 1 July 2010 are exempt from bankruptcy proceedings where a final order in bankruptcy has not been finalised by the courts or the debts paid.

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Senate
05 Jul 2011	Introduced and read a first time
05 Jul 2011	Second reading moved

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Referred to Committee (07/07/2011): Senate Economics Legislation Committee
Committee report (21/09/2011)

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