Fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) s 54(1)(a)

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units

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, 41 charges of fail to make out and file statement of affairs 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 (78% or 32 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 40 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the five years to 30 June 2023, fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case). Among the 40 cases, 31 people were male and 9 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine with conviction (80% or 32 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 to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law
**Number: 41 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law
**Number: 31 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 to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 41 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 41 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 9**: Average fine amounts for charges of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 31 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 to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 10A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law
**Number: 40 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 10B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law
**Number: 31 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 10E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law
**Number: 26 cases**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 13**: Fine amounts for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law
**Number: 32 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 15**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 40 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 16**: Number of cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law for all people by financial year
**Number: 40 cases**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 19**: Average fine amounts for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law by financial year
**Number: 32 cases**

Bar graph showing age groups of offenders for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 21A**: Ages of offenders (where age is known) for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law
**Number: 40 cases**

Bar graph showing gender of offenders for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 21B**: Gender of offenders (where gender is known) for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law
**Number: 40 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of charges in cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law — **Figure 21C**: Number of charges per case (of any sentenced offence) for cases of fail to make out and file statement of affairs under bankruptcy law
**Number: 40 cases**