274. Power of arrest and seizure

for the arrest of a person against whom a bankruptcy application or bankruptcy order has been made; or

for the seizure of any books, papers, records, money or goods in the person’s possession,if the Court is satisfied, on an application of the Official Assignee, or that there are reasonable grounds for believing, that the person —

has absconded, or is about to abscond, with a view to avoiding or delaying the payment of any of the person’s debts or the person’s appearance to a bankruptcy application or to avoiding, delaying or disrupting any proceedings in bankruptcy against the person or any examination of the person’s affairs;

is about to remove the person’s goods with a view to preventing or delaying possession being taken of them by the Official Assignee;

has concealed or destroyed, or is about to conceal or destroy, any of the person’s goods or any books, papers or records which might be of use to the person’s creditors in the course of the person’s bankruptcy or in connection with the administration of the person’s estate;

has, without the permission of the Official Assignee, removed any goods in the person’s possession which exceed the prescribed value; or

has, without reasonable excuse, failed to attend any examination ordered by the Court.

authorise the person to be kept in custody, in accordance with the Rules, until such time as the Court may order; or

order the person’s release, either with or without security to the satisfaction of the Court that the person will abide by such conditions as the Court thinks fit to impose.