1996

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Bankruptcy (Registration Charges) Bill 1996

No.      , 1996

(Attorney-General)

A Bill for an Act to impose charges in relation to the registration of trustees under the Bankruptcy Act 1966

  

9613220—975/8.10.1996—(132/96) Cat. No. 96 5232 9 ISBN 0644 477717

Contents
1	Short title	
2	Commencement	
3	Interpretation	
4	Charge on applying to be registered trustee	
5	Charge on registration of trustee	
6	Charge on extension of registration	
7	Charge on change of trustee’s conditions	

A Bill for an Act to impose charges in relation to the registration of trustees under the Bankruptcy Act 1966
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1  Short title
		This Act may be cited as the Bankruptcy (Registration Charges) Act 1996.
2  Commencement
		This Act commences on the commencement of the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1996.
3  Interpretation
		Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used in this Act have the same meanings as in the Bankruptcy Act 1966.
4  Charge on applying to be registered trustee
	(1)	A charge of $1,500 is imposed for making an application to be registered as a trustee under section 154A of the Bankruptcy Act 1966.
	(2)	The charge is payable by the applicant to the Commonwealth.
5  Charge on registration of trustee
	(1)	A charge of $1,000 is imposed for registering a person as a trustee under section 155C of the Bankruptcy Act 1966.
	(2)	The charge is payable by the person to the Commonwealth.
6  Charge on extension of registration
	(1)	A charge of $1,000 is imposed for extending the term of a trustee’s registration under section 155D of the Bankruptcy Act 1966.
	(2)	The charge is payable by the trustee to the Commonwealth.
7  Charge on change of trustee’s conditions
	(1)	A charge of $500 is imposed for making an application under section 155E of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 for conditions applying to a registered trustee to be changed or removed.
	(2)	The charge is payable by the trustee to the Commonwealth.