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BANKRUPTCY AND FAMILY LAW LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2005 NO. 20, 2005 - SCHEDULE 3

- Amendment relating to maintenance agreements

Bankruptcy Act 1966

1 Subsection 5(1) (definition of maintenance agreement )

Repeal the definition, substitute:

"maintenance agreement" means:

(a) a maintenance agreement (within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975 ) that has been registered in, or approved by, a court in Australia or an external Territory; or
(b) any other agreement with respect to the maintenance of a person that has been registered in, or approved by, a court in Australia or an external Territory;

but does not include a financial agreement within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975 .

2 Application of amendment

The amendment made by item 1 applies to all bankruptcies current on or after the commencement of this item.



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