Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 17 · Administration in Bankruptcy
333. Bankrupt to submit accounts
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A bankrupt who has not obtained a discharge must, when directed by the Official Assignee, submit to the Official Assignee —
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“bankrupt” means —(a)an 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;
an account of all moneys and property that have come to the bankrupt’s hands for the bankrupt’s own use during such period as the Official Assignee may specify, including a statement of specified particulars of the bankrupt’s current employment status and employment history if the Official Assignee so directs; and
an account of the moneys and property that have been expended in the expenses necessary for the maintenance of the bankrupt and the bankrupt’s family during the same period.
A bankrupt who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.