Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1980 No. 385 BANKRUPTCY RULES (AMENDMENTS) - REG 23

23. Rules 115 and 116 of the Bankruptcy Rules are repealed and the following
rules substituted: Records of Court

"115. (1) A Registrar has the custody of the following, that is to say:

   (a)  the records of the Court that are kept in the custody of the
        Registrar;

   (b)  documents filed with the Registrar;

   (c)  documents that are, or are ordered to be-

        (i)    deposited with the Registrar for safe custody; or

        (ii)   impounded by the Registrar or by the Court.



"(2) Records and documents in the custody of the Registrar shall not, without
the permission of the Registrar, be removed from the Registrar's custody,
except-

   (a)  as provided by sub-section 35 (2) of the Act; or

   (b)  for use by the Court, a Judge or an officer of the Court.

Sealing of process

"116. The Registrar may-

   (a)  in the case of a summons, order or warrant (other than a warrant
        referred to in sub-section 36 (2) of the Act), or any other process or
        document, that has been issued out of the Federal Court of
        Bankruptcy-sign and seal the summons, order, warrant, process or
        document; and

   (b)  in the case of a summons, order or warrant (other than a warrant
        referred to in sub-section 36 (2) of the Act), or any other process or
        document, that has been issued out of any other court having
        jurisdiction in bankruptcy in the exercise of that jurisdiction-cause
        the summons, order, warrant, process or document to be signed and
        sealed on behalf of that court and file the summons, order, warrant,
        process or document.".