Fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) s 267B

Maximum penalty: 1 year imprisonment

Period: 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 20 charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine with conviction (90% or 18 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 19 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the five years to 30 June 2023, fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case). Among the 19 cases, 16 people were male and 3 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine with conviction (89.5% or 17 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law
**Number: 20 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law
**Number: 17 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 20 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 20 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 9**: Average fine amounts for charges of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 17 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 10A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law
**Number: 19 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 10B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law
**Number: 16 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 10E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law
**Number: 12 cases**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 13**: Fine amounts for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law
**Number: 17 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 15**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 19 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 16**: Number of cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law for all people by financial year
**Number: 19 cases**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 19**: Average fine amounts for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 17 cases**

Bar graph showing age groups of offenders for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 21A**: Ages of offenders (where age is known) for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law
**Number: 19 cases**

Bar graph showing gender of offenders for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 21B**: Gender of offenders (where gender is known) for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law
**Number: 19 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of charges in cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law — **Figure 21C**: Number of charges per case (of any sentenced offence) for cases of fail or refuse to comply with a notice under bankruptcy law
**Number: 19 cases**