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BANKRUPTCY ACT 1966 - SECT 173

Books to be kept by trustee [see Table B]

             (1)  The trustee of the estate of a bankrupt shall keep such accounts and records as are necessary to exhibit a full and correct account of the administration of the estate and shall permit a creditor of the bankrupt to inspect, at all reasonable times, either personally or by an agent, the accounts and records relating to that estate.

Penalty:  5 penalty units.

             (2)  Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .



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