Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BANKRUPTCY ACT 1966 - SECT 267

             (1)  This section applies to a declaration contained in a statement that:

                     (a)  is filed under paragraph 54(1)(a) or (2)(a); or

                    (aa)  accompanies a declaration presented under section 54A; or

                     (b)  accompanies a petition presented under paragraph 55(2)(b) or subsection 56B(1); or

                     (c)  is filed under paragraph 56F(1)(a) or (b); or

                     (d)  accompanies a petition presented under subsection 57(1); or

                   (da)  is given to the Official Receiver under section 77CA; or

                     (e)  is given to the Official Receiver under:

                              (i)  subsection 185C(2B); or

                             (ii)  subsection 185M(1B); or

                            (iii)  subsection 185P(1B); or

                    (ea)  is given to the Official Receiver under section 185D with a debt agreement proposal; or

                      (f)  is given under subsection 188(2C) or (2D).

             (2)  A person must not make a declaration to which this section applies that the person knows to be false.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 12 months.

Presumed maker of declaration in electronic statement

             (3)  If a declaration is contained in a statement that:

                     (a)  was received by the Official Receiver electronically; and

                     (b)  purported to be made by a particular person;

the declaration is presumed to have been made by the person, in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

             (4)  Subsection (3) applies whether the statement was filed, accompanied a declaration or petition or was given to the Official Receiver, as described in subsection (1).

             (5)  Subsection (3) does not affect by implication the operation of a law of the Commonwealth outside this section.