Post-judgment interest accrued on a judgment debt cannot be counted toward the statutory minimum amount of $2,000 required under s 41(1)(b)(ii) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) for the issue of a bankruptcy notice. The statutory minimum is determined solely by reference to the amount of the final judgment or final order, not the total debt including interest. This is distinct from the position under s 44(1), where accrued post-judgment interest may be taken into account in meeting the minimum debt threshold for presenting a creditor's petition.
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