Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1991 No. 117 BANKRUPTCY RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 17

  17.1   After rule 59, insert:
Interviews of applicants

"59A. (1) The Official Receiver must, as soon as practicable after receiving
an application under subsection 154A (1) of the Act:

   (a)  convene an advisory interview committee to assist the Official
        Receiver to carry out his or her functions in relation to the
        application; and

   (b)  fix a date, time and place for the interview of the applicant; and

   (c)  write to the applicant and the members of the advisory interview
        committee telling them of the date, time and place fixed for the
        interview.

"(2) An advisory interview committee is to consist of:

   (a)  the Official Receiver; and

   (b)  an officer of the Department; and

   (c)  a person nominated by the Inspector-General, who is:

        (i)    a registered trustee or a registered liquidator within the
               meaning of the Corporations Act 1989; and

        (ii)   a person selected by the Inspector-General from a list of 4
               persons given to him or her for this purpose by the IPAA.

"(3) The advisory interview committee is to interview the applicant.

"(4) At the interview, the advisory interview committee may ask the applicant
any question that the committee reasonably believes to be related to:

   (a)  the applicant's application; or

   (b)  a reference accompanying the application; or

   (c)  whether the applicant has sufficient knowledge, skills and ability to
        perform the functions of a registered trustee.

"(5) A report required to be prepared by the Official Receiver under
subsection 154A (3) of the Act must specify the names of the persons who were
members of the advisory interview committee.".