Section 275 — Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)

Criminal liability not affected by discharge etc.

A person may be prosecuted for an offence against this Act although:

(a) he or she has been discharged from bankruptcy or his or her bankruptcy has been annulled;

(b) a composition or a scheme of arrangement has been accepted or approved under Division 6 of Part IV; or

(c) a personal insolvency agreement has become binding on his or her creditors.

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 271 — Gambling or hazardous speculations
s 272 — Leaving Australia with intent to defeat creditors etc.
s 273 — Trial of offences constituted by refusal, failure or omission to act
s 276 — Trustee acting under a personal insolvency agreement that has been set aside
s 277 — Punishment of contempt of court
s 277A — Keeping of books in respect of period of bankruptcy

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