VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY

D. OVERSEAS TRAVEL PART 3 OF 4.

WARNING:

If you leave Australia without your trustee's permission or you leave with permission but do not return when you said you would, your trustee may lodge an objection to your discharge. If this happens, your bankruptcy will be extended to five yo ear from the date you return to Australia.

If you are overseas and your trustee asks you to return to Australia and you do not, your trustee may lodge an objection to your discharge. If this happens, your bankruptcy will be extended to eight years from the date you return to Australia.

Leaving or trying to leave Australia without the written consent of your trustee is an offence under the Bankruptcy Act. the penalty for this is up to three years imprisonment.

Breaching a travel condition imposed by your trustee is also an offence under the Bankruptcy Act. The penalty for this is up to 12 months imprisonment.