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• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-avoidance) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to strengthen anti-avoidance provisions which allow trustees to recover property disposed of prior to bankruptcy or owned by a third person but acquired by that person using the bankrupt’s resources. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy and Family Law Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

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  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to clarify the interaction between family law and bankruptcy, particularly in relation to the rights of the non-bankrupt spouse and the interests of creditors; and

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to: establish a supervised account regime for the collection by a bankruptcy trustee of a bankrupt’s assessed income contributions; and prevent the use of financial and maintenance agreements to defeat the claims of creditors. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy and Family Law Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

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  Date

  11 Aug 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  and

  Family Law Act 1975

  to clarify the interaction between family law and bankruptcy, particularly in relation to the rights of the non-bankrupt spouse and the interests of creditors; and

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to: establish a supervised account regime for the collection by a bankruptcy trustee of a bankrupt’s assessed income contributions; and prevent the use of financial and maintenance agreements to defeat the claims of creditors. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2004

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  Date

  24 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997

  to reflect the repeal of the three types of Part X administrations and the introduction of personal insolvency agreements in the proposed

  Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2004

  . Also contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

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  Date

  24 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  in relation to binding arrangements with creditors as an alternative to bankruptcy by: increasing the disclosure requirements of debtors, creditors and trustees; replacing the three current types of arrangements with a single form of arrangement to be called a personal insolvency agreement; and simplifying the process for setting aside and terminating arrangements; and makes consequential amendments to 16 other Acts; and contains application and transitional provisions. Also amends the:

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  in relation to: related changes to post-bankruptcy compositions and schemes of arrangement; performance standards of registered trustees; creditors’ voting documents; notice of meetings; and to make technical amendments; and the

  Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2002

  to: correct a drafting error; and validate past acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  21 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997

  to close a loophole by imposing the realisations charge and the interest charge on amounts received by all persons (not only trustees) who are controlling trustees; and

  Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Act 2001

  to provide for commencement of the Act (as the existing commencement provision is tied to commencement of the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2001 which lapsed last Parliament). Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  21 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to make changes to bankruptcy law and practice aimed at ensuring that the interests of debtors and creditors are better balanced, particularly in relation to: early discharge arrangements; effective sanctions on uncooperative bankrupts; and administration of bankruptcies by trustees. Also makes technical and machinery amendments and contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Border Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  12 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Customs Act 1901

  in relation to: monitoring and enforcement of security requirements at Australian borders; provision of certain information to Customs in relation to: people working in restricted areas or issued with security identification cards; and goods in-transit; examination and seizure of in-transit goods; electronic reporting of all mail cargo as part of a cargo report; access to airline computer reservation systems; authorisation of Customs officers; issue and use of firearms and personal defence equipment by Customs officers; powers of arrest in relation to assault or obstruction of Customs officers; and forfeiture of undeclared dutiable goods found in unaccompanied baggage;

  Customs Act 1901

  ,

  Migration Act 1958

  ,

  Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001

  and

  Evidence Act 1995

  in relation to electronic reports to Customs and the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in relation to passengers and crew;

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to allow the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to disclose vessel monitoring information to Customs; and

  Customs Administration Act 1985

  to include the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence as a Commonwealth agency. Also includes savings provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum