New Zealand Legislation: Acts

11 Adjudication by court

• (1) A court may adjudicate the debtor bankrupt if—

  • (a) a creditor of the debtor has applied under section 13 for the debtor's adjudication; and

  • (b) the debtor has committed an act of bankruptcy.

  (2) The court's options in dealing with a creditor's application are set out in sections 36 to 44.

  (3) What is an act of bankruptcy is set out in sections 17 to 28.