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s 149B

Objection to discharge

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Part VIIDischarge and annulment
Division 2Discharge by operation of law
Subdivision BObjections

149B Objection to discharge

(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this Subdivision, at any time before a bankrupt is discharged from bankruptcy under section 149, the trustee may file with the Official Receiver a written notice of objection to the discharge.

(2)

The trustee of a bankrupt’s estate must file a notice of objection to the discharge if the trustee believes:

(a)

that doing so will help make the bankrupt discharge a duty that the bankrupt has not discharged; and

(b)

that there is no other way for the trustee to induce the bankrupt to discharge any duties that the bankrupt has not discharged.

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Section 149B — Objection to discharge — Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Commonwealth) — Barrister AI