Section 232 — Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)

Certificate relating to discharge of obligations

(1) If the trustee of a personal insolvency agreement is satisfied that all the obligations that the agreement created have been discharged, the trustee must, on written request by the debtor, give the debtor a certificate signed by the trustee to that effect.

(2) A certificate signed by a trustee under this section is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.

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.

Related sections

s 230 — Release of provable debts
s 231 — Application of general provisions of Act to personal insolvency agreements
s 231A — Right of debtor to remaining property
s 244 — Administration of estates under this Part upon petition by creditor
s 245 — Debtor dying after presentation of creditor’s petition
s 246 — Statement of deceased debtor’s affairs etc. by legal personal representative

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