Section 54A — Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)

(1) Subject to section 54B, a debtor may present to the Official Receiver a declaration, in the approved form, of the debtor’s intention to present a debtor’s petition.

(2) A declaration presented by a debtor under this section must be accompanied by a statement of the debtor’s affairs and a copy of that statement.

Related sections

• s 52 — Proceedings and order on creditor’s petition
• s 53 — Consolidation of proceedings
• s 54 — Bankrupt’s statement of affairs
• s 54B — When debtor disqualified from presenting declaration
• s 54C — Acceptance or rejection of declaration
• s 54D — Official Receiver to give information to debtor

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