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BANKRUPTCY ACT 1966 - SECT 56E

Effects of acceptance of a debtor's petition against a partnership

             (1)  When the Official Receiver notes the fact of acceptance on a petition that has not been amended under a direction of the Court, each member of the partnership becomes a bankrupt by force of this section.

             (2)  When the Official Receiver notes the fact of acceptance on a petition that has been amended under a direction of the Court, each member of the partnership to whom the petition applies becomes a bankrupt by force of this section.

             (3)  A person who becomes a bankrupt by force of this section continues to be a bankrupt until:

                     (a)  he or she is discharged by force of subsection 149(1); or

                     (b)  his or her bankruptcy is annulled by force of subsection 74(5) or 153A(1) or under section 153B.

             (4)  If a registered trustee is the trustee of the estate of a person who becomes a bankrupt under this section, the Official Receiver must:

                     (a)  notify the trustee of the bankruptcy; and

                     (b)  give the trustee a copy of each statement of affairs that accompanied the debtor's petition.



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