Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1980 No. 385 BANKRUPTCY RULES (AMENDMENTS) - REG 35

35. Schedule 1 to the Bankruptcy Rules is amended-

   (a)  by inserting in Form 4 "giving details of the counter-claim, set off
        or cross demand, as the case requires, and the reasons why you were
        unable to set
up the counter-claim, set off or cross demand" after "file an affidavit to
that effect";

   (b)  by omitting from Form 6 "file in my office" and substituting "file
        with me";

   (c)  by omitting from Form 9-

"3. (If the petition is presented by a majority of the members of a
partnership under section 56 of the Act, here set out that fact and also set
out the full names, addresses and occupations of the other partners.)";

   (d)  by inserting after Form 9 the following form:
FORM 9A
Rule 24
DEBTOR'S PETITION UNDER REGON 56
(Title)
1.  We,   (full name of debtor)   residing at   (residential address)

  and   (full name of debtor)   residing at   (residential address)

who are/were carrying on business in partnership at (business address)
under the style or firm name of   (business name or partnership name) petition
the Registrar in Bankruptcy for the abovementioned Bankruptcy District for the
purpose of becoming bankrupts by force of section 56 of the Bankruptcy Act 
1966 .

2. (If the petition is presented by some, but not all, of the members of the
partnership, here set out that fact and also set out the full names and
addresses of the other partners).

Dated this        day of        19  .


Signed by the debtors in my/our presence (Signature/s and address/es of
witness/es)

   (e)  by inserting after Form 20 the following form:
FORM 20A
Rule 45A
DIRECTION UNDER REGON 79
(Title)
Upon the application of   (name of trustee)   made under section 79 of the
Act, the trustee of the property of the abovenamed bankrupt, I hereby direct
that, for the period of   (period)    months from   (date)   , all postal

articles and telegrams addressed to the said bankrupt at   (address or

addresses)   shall be re-directed, sent or delivered by the Australian Postal
Commission and the Australian Telecommunications Commission, as the case
requires, to the said (name of trustee)   .


  Dated this        day of        19  .


Registrar
(f) by omitting from Form 25 "discharged from bankruptcy" and substituting

"discharged from that bankruptcy";
(g) by inserting in paragraph 2 of Form 30 "in Bankruptcy" after

"Registrar"; and

   (h)  by inserting after Form 58 the following form:
FORM 58A
Rule 191
APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM
(Title)
Upon the application of   (full name and address of applicant)   and upon

reading the affidavit of            filed the          day of         19  ,

I HEREBY APPOINT   (full name of appointee)   to be the guardian ad litem of

(full name of person under disability)   .


  Dated this        day of        19  .


Registrar.