Section 54D — Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)

Official Receiver to give information to debtor

(1) Before accepting a declaration presented by a debtor under section 54A, the Official Receiver must give the debtor the information prescribed by the regulations.

(2) A contravention of subsection (1) does not affect the validity of the Official Receiver’s acceptance under section 54C of a declaration presented under section 54A.

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 54A — Presentation of declaration
s 54B — When debtor disqualified from presenting declaration
s 54C — Acceptance or rejection of declaration
s 54E — Enforcement suspended during stay period
s 54F — Duties of sheriff
s 54G — Duty of court registrar

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