Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

BANKRUPTCY REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 6.18

         (1)   If:

                (a)    a person is discharged from bankruptcy; and

               (b)    immediately before being discharged he or she was a contributing bankrupt; and

                (c)    after the discharge he or she remains liable, under section 139R of the Act, in respect of a contribution that is due and unpaid;

the person must at once give notice in writing to the trustee in relation to the bankruptcy if any change occurs in the particulars:

               (d)    set out in the person's statement of affairs in relation to the bankruptcy; or

                (e)    notified by the person under section 80 of the Act.

Penalty:   10 penalty units

         (2)   An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.

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