House debates

Wednesday, 1 March 2006

Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-Avoidance) Bill 2005

Report from Main Committee

Bill returned from Main Committee with amendments; certified copy of the bill and schedule of amendments presented.

Ordered that this bill be considered immediately.

Main Committee’s amendments—

(1)    Schedule 1, item 6, page 3 (line 31) to page 4 (line 5), omit the item, substitute:

6  At the end of subsection 120(1)

Add:

Note:   For the application of this section where consideration is given to a third party rather than the transferor, see section 121A.

(2)    Schedule 1, item 9, page 4 (lines 31 and 32), omit the item.

(3)    Schedule 1, item 11, page 5 (lines 6 and 7), omit the item, substitute:

11  At the end of subsection 121(1)

Add:

Note:   For the application of this section where consideration is given to a third party rather than the transferor, see section 121A.

(4)    Schedule 1, item 14, page 5 (lines 22 and 23), omit the item.

(5)    Schedule 1, page 5 (after line 29), after item 15, insert:

15A  After section 121

Insert:

121A  Transactions where consideration given to a third party

        (1)    This section applies if:

             (a)    a person who later becomes a bankrupt (the transferor) transfers property to another person (the transferee); and

             (b)    the transferee gives some or all of the consideration for the transfer to a person (a third party) other than the transferor.

        (2)    Sections 120 and 121 apply as if the giving of the consideration to the third party were a transfer by the transferor of the property constituting the consideration.

        (3)    If the giving of the consideration to the third party is void against the trustee in the transferor’s bankruptcy under section 120 or 121, the trustee has the same rights to recover the property constituting the consideration as the trustee would have if the giving of the consideration had actually been a transfer by the transferor of the property constituting the consideration.

Photo of Mrs Bronwyn BishopMrs Bronwyn Bishop (Mackellar, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is that the amendments be agreed to.

Question agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.