Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1997 No. 76 BANKRUPTCY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 4

4.1 After regulation 4.02, insert: Service of bankruptcy notices

"4.02A. (1) This regulation applies to the following kinds of bankruptcy
notice:

   (a)  a bankruptcy notice issued on or after the commencement date;

   (b)  a bankruptcy notice issued before the commencement date if,
        immediately before the commencement date, service of the bankruptcy
        notice would have been effective under rule 9 of the Bankruptcy Rules.

"(2) Subject to subregulation (3), a bankruptcy notice must be served within:

   (a)  the period of 6 months commencing on the date of issue of the
        bankruptcy notice; or

   (b)  any further period that the Official Receiver allows (whether within
        or outside that period of 6 months).

"(3) A bankruptcy notice may, in any event, be served within the period of 3
months commencing on the day on which this regulation commences.".