Section 96 — Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)

Where a person who is liable to make any periodical payments (including rent) becomes a bankrupt on a day other than a day on which such a payment becomes due, the person entitled to the payments may prove in the bankruptcy for a proportionate part of a payment in respect of the period from the date when the last payment became due to the date of the bankruptcy, as if the payment accrued due from day to day.

Related sections

• s 93 — Repayment of excess
• s 94 — Subsequent realization of security
• s 95 — Proof in respect of distinct contracts
• s 97 — Production of bills of exchange and promissory notes
• s 98 — Amendment of proof of debt
• s 100 — Costs of proving debts etc.

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