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s 57A

Time at which person becomes bankrupt on debtor’s petition

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Part IVProceedings in connexion with bankruptcy
Division 3Debtors’ petitions

57A Time at which person becomes bankrupt on debtor’s petition

Where, after the commencement of this section, a person becomes a bankrupt by virtue of the presentation of a debtor’s petition, the person shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to become a bankrupt at the first instant of the day on which the petition is accepted by the Official Receiver.

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