128. Discharged bankrupt to give assistance
Feedback & supportA discharged bankrupt shall, notwithstanding his discharge, give assistance as the Official Assignee requires in the realisation and distribution of such of his property as is vested in the Official Assignee.
bankrupt
“bankrupt” means —(a)the individual debtor who has been adjudged bankrupt by a bankruptcy order; or(b)where a bankruptcy order has been made against a firm, each of the partners in the firm;
If the discharged bankrupt fails to give assistance to the Official Assignee under subsection (1) —
Official Assignee
“Official Assignee” includes a Deputy Official Assignee, a Senior Assistant Official Assignee and an Assistant Official Assignee;
he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and
the court may, if it thinks fit, revoke his discharge, but without prejudice to the validity of any sale, disposition or payment duly made, or thing duly done subsequent to the discharge, but before its revocation.