Section 149BBankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)

Objection to discharge

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Subdivision, at any time before a bankrupt is discharged from bankruptcy under section 149, the trustee may file with the Official Receiver a written notice of objection to the discharge.

(2) The trustee of a bankrupt’s estate must file a notice of objection to the discharge if the trustee believes:

(a) that doing so will help make the bankrupt discharge a duty that the bankrupt has not discharged; and

(b) that there is no other way for the trustee to induce the bankrupt to discharge any duties that the bankrupt has not discharged.

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