Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 263 BANKRUPTCY REGULATIONS - REG 8.13

8.13. (1) This regulation applies in relation to the removal of a registered
trustee if:

   (a)  the Court removes the trustee, under subsection 156A (5) or 179 (1) of
        the Act, from the office of trustee of an estate; or

   (b)  the creditors remove the trustee, under section 181 of the Act, from
        that office.

(2) In the event of such a removal, the person specified in paragraph (3) (a)
or (b) (as the case requires) must give notice in writing to the Official
Receiver, in accordance with the applicable paragraph, stating the name of the
registered trustee, the fact and the date of the removal and whether the
removal was by the Court or the creditors.

(3) The notice must be given:

   (a)  where paragraph (1) (a) applies - by the applicant to the Court for
        the removal, as soon as practicable after the making of the order for
        removal; or

   (b)  where paragraph (1) (b) applies - by the new trustee of the estate
        appointed by the creditors under section 181 of the Act, as soon as
        practicable after the appointment.

Penalty: 1 penalty unit