Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 263 BANKRUPTCY REGULATIONS - REG 1.03

1.03. (1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Act" means the Bankruptcy Act 1966;

"commencement date" means 16 December 1996;

"contribution assessment period" has the meaning given by section 139K of the
Act;

"CPI rate", in relation to a financial year, means the annual average of the
All Groups Consumer Price Index number, being the weighted average of the 8
capital cities, published by the Australian Statistician in respect of the
quarters in the year;

"Criminal Code" means the Criminal Code set out in the Schedule to the
Criminal Code Act 1995, being that Code as amended from time to time;

"registered liquidator" has the meaning given by the Corporations Law;

"taxing officer" has the same meaning as in section 167 of the Act;

"the court", in relation to a judgment or order, means the court by which the
judgment was given or the order was made;

"the Index" means the National Personal Insolvency Index established by
subregulation 13.02 (1);

"working day", in or in relation to a particular place, means a day that is
not:

   (a)  a public holiday or a bank holiday in that place; or

   (b)  a Saturday or a Sunday.

(2) A reference in these Regulations to a form of a specified number is a
reference to the form of that number in Schedule 1.