Section 185LEABankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)

Annual return

(1) If, during a financial year, an administrator of a debt agreement administered the agreement, the administrator must, within the period of 25 business days after the end of that year, give the Inspector‑General a return, in the approved form, in relation to the administration of that agreement during that year.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

Note: See also section 277B (about infringement notices).

(2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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