Section 185GBankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)

Lapsing of a debt agreement proposal

A debt agreement proposal lapses if:

(b) the Official Receiver accepts the proposal for processing and writes to affected creditors about it, but no replies are received before the applicable deadline; or

(c) the debtor dies after giving the proposal to the Official Receiver but before a debt agreement is made on the basis of the proposal.

Note: Section 185H deals with the making of a debt agreement.

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