PART 9DEBT RELIEF ORDERS

CHAPTER 5Objection and revocation

Creditor's objection to a debt relief order (section 251K)9

1

The prescribed period under section 251K(2)(a) for a creditor to object to a debt relief order during the moratorium period is within 30 days of the date on which a notice of the making of the order was delivered to the creditor.

2

The objection must be made in writing to the official receiver and must contain—

a

the name and address of the creditor;

b

the name of the debtor and the reference number of the order;

c

the matters under section 251K to which the creditor objects;

d

a statement of which of the prescribed grounds for objection the creditor relies upon;

e

a statement of the facts on which the creditor relies; and

f

information and documents in support of the grounds and the facts on which the creditor relies.

3

The prescribed grounds for objection are that—

a

there is an error in, or an omission from, something specified in the debt relief order;

b

a bankruptcy order has been made in relation to the debtor;

c

the debtor has made a proposal under Part 8 of the Act M1;

d

the official receiver should not have been satisfied that—

i

the debts specified in the order were qualifying debts of the debtor as at the application date,

ii

the conditions specified in Part 1 of Schedule 4ZA M2 were met, or

iii

the conditions specified in Part 2 of that Schedule were met; or

e

the official receiver should have been satisfied that the official receiver was permitted to make an order in spite of any failure to meet the conditions referred to in sub-paragraphs (d)(ii) and (iii).