Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1989 No. 183 BANKRUPTCY RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 2

2. Rule 31 of the Bankruptcy Rules is amended:

   (a)  by omitting subrule (1) and substituting the following subrule:

"(1) Where an application is made to the Court for an extension of the time
specified in subsection 54 (1) or (2) or 56 (13) of the Act for a person to
file a statement of affairs, a copy of the application and of any affidavit in
support of the application shall be served on the trustee 2 clear days before
the hearing of the application.";

   (b)  by omitting subrule (1A);

   (c)  by omitting from subrule (2) "sub-section 54 (1), 56 (13) or 246 (1)"
        and substituting "subsection 54 (1) or (2) or 56 (13)";

   (d)  by omitting subrule (3) and substituting the following subrule:

"(3) A person shall, before filing a request under subrule (2), submit the
request to the trustee and afford the trustee an opportunity to endorse on, or
attach to, the request a note of any matters that the trustee wishes the
Registrar to take into account when determining the request.";

   (e)  by omitting subrule (4) and substituting the following subrule:

"(4) A trustee who receives a request under subrule (3) shall, within 7 days,
return the request, with any note that the trustee wishes to make under the
request, and if the trustee omits to return the request to that person within
that period of time the person may endorse the fact of that omission on the
request and file the request under subrule (2).".