Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BANKRUPTCY ACT 1966 - SECT 170A

             (1)  If, during a financial year, the trustee of the estate of a bankrupt administered the estate, the trustee must, within the period of 35 days after the end of that year, give the Inspector-General a return, in the approved form, in relation to the administration of that estate during that year.

Penalty:  5 penalty units.

Note:          See also section 277B (about infringement notices).

             (2)  Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

             (3)  This section does not apply in relation to the Official Trustee.