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Cross‑Border Insolvency Act 2008

No. 24, 2008

Compilation No. 7

Compilation date: 18 December 2020

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 154, 2020

Registered: 25 January 2021

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 18 December 2020 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Crown to be bound
Part 2—Model Law on Cross‑Border Insolvency
5 Definitions
6 Model Law to have force of law in Australia
7 References in Model Law to this State
8 Identifying Australian laws relating to insolvency
9 Entities that are not covered by the Model Law
10 Courts competent to perform functions under Model Law
11 Functions of the trustee (in bankruptcy proceedings) and the registered liquidator (in corporate insolvencies)
12 Access of foreign creditors to Australian insolvency proceedings
13 Application for recognition of foreign proceeding
14 Subsequent information
15 Relief that may be granted upon application for recognition of a foreign proceeding
16 Effects of recognition of a foreign main proceeding
17 Actions to avoid acts detrimental to creditors
18 Forms of cooperation
19 References to laws/law of this State and courts of this State
20 Application
Part 3—Interaction with other