Yes.
- disposing of property before bankruptcy with intent to defeat your creditors
- failure to disclose assets;
- leaving Australia without your Bankruptcy Trustee’s permission;
- obtaining of credit when you know you cannot repay it;
- incurring debts during bankruptcy over $4,678 without disclosing that you are bankrupt;
- operating a business under an assumed name, without advising your bankruptcy; and
- leaving Australia without the trustee’s permission.
The penalties for the above offences vary from 6 months to 3 years imprisonment.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happens if I have transferred my house or another asset of value to my spouse prior to bankruptcy?
- Are there offences under bankruptcy?
- Can a creditor still contact me insisting on payment once I have become bankrupt?
- Can I be publicly examined if I am made bankrupt?
- Can I continue to use my credit cards after bankruptcy?
- Can I have a bank/cheque account?
- Can I travel overseas whilst I am bankrupt?
- Can my bankruptcy be cancelled or annulled?
- Do I have to make payments from my income to the Trustee?
- Do I need to become bankrupt?
- Do I need to lodge tax returns?
- How do I become bankrupt?
- How does bankruptcy affect my employment?
- How long would I be bankrupt?
- Is my bankruptcy advertised?
- What about debts incurred after bankruptcy?
- What are my rights and responsibilities once bankrupt?
- What happens if someone has guaranteed some of my debts?
- What happens to a debt I forgot about at the time of becoming bankrupt?
- What happens to any assets that have not been sold by the trustee at the date of my discharge?
- What happens to my ABN or can I apply for an ABN now that I am bankrupt?
- What happens to my credit rating?
- What happens to my debts after bankruptcy?
- What if I have a car?
- What if I leave my employment during bankruptcy?
- What is bankruptcy?
- When are creditors notified of my bankruptcy?
- Who would handle my bankruptcy?
- Will I have to appear in court?
- Will I have to pay income contributions whilst I am bankrupt?
- Will I lose my assets?
- Will I lose my house?
- Will my financial records be examined if I am made bankrupt?