Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENT ACT 1987 No. 119 of 1987 - SECT 11

11. (1) After section 19 of the Principal Act the following section is
inserted: Investigation of bankrupt by trustee or Official Receiver

"19AA. (1) Where a person becomes a bankrupt:

   (a)  the trustee shall, to the extent that the trustee, having regard to
        all the circumstances of the case, considers it desirable to do so at
        any time (whether before or after the end of the bankruptcy),
        investigate; and

   (b)  the Official Receiver may, to the extent that the trustee has
        indicated to the Official Receiver that the trustee does not propose
        to do so, investigate at any time (whether before or after the end of
        the bankruptcy); the following matters:

   (c)  so much of the bankrupt's conduct and examinable affairs, and the
        books, accounts and records kept by the bankrupt, as is relevant to
        the bankruptcy;

   (d)  the cause of the bankruptcy.

"(2) A person who conducts an investigation under subsection (1) shall file
with the Registrar:

   (a)  a written report about the results of the investigation; and

   (b)  such supplementary written reports about the matters to which the
        investigation relates as the person considers desirable, having regard
        to all the circumstances of the case.".

(2) The section inserted in the Principal Act by subsection (1) applies as
provided in subsection 106 (1) of this Act.