Section 30(1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) empowers the Court to restrain a debtor against whom a bankruptcy notice has been issued from leaving the jurisdiction and to require delivery up of passports, but such orders will not be granted lightly and the importance of the right to travel freely must be weighed in the balance. Section 78 does not constitute an exhaustive code for restrictions on movement of debtors.
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