[2013] NZEmpC 131 Young v Bay of Plenty DHB [pdf, 83 KB]
...of bankruptcy. [14] New Zealand bankruptcy law is largely codified in the Insolvency Act 2006. Section 76(1) provides that, upon an adjudication of bankruptcy, all proceedings to recover any debt provable in the bankruptcy are halted. Section 101(1) makes it clear that all property belonging to, or vesting in, the bankrupt, vests in the Official Assignee as do any powers that the bankrupt could have exercised in, over, or in respect of any property for the bankrupt’s own benefit...