Stay of proceedings
139-75 Stay of proceedings
The Court may order that the proceedings for an order under section 139‑60 be stayed if the Court is made aware by a party to the proceeding that:
an application mentioned in subsection 139‑60(2) has been made; or
the perpetrator is a bankrupt under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 in respect of a bankruptcy from which the perpetrator has not been discharged; or
a restraining order (within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Act 1966) in relation to the perpetrator’s *superannuation interests is in force.
The Court may continue the stay until:
for paragraph (1)(a)—the application is finally determined; or
for paragraph (1)(b)—the perpetrator is discharged from the bankruptcy; or
for paragraph (1)(c)—the restraining order is no longer in force.
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