VPRS 16733 Registers of Insolvencies

The Register of Insolvencies listed in summary form details of all cases of insolvency dealt with by the Court of Insolvency. Details included: the insolvent's name, address, occupation, the total amount of assets and liabilities and the name(s) of assignee and trustees.Proceedings of the Court were set out by the statutes governing insolvency in Victoria. These were firstly, the New South Wales Insolvency Acts of 1841 and 1844 and secondly, with the establishment of the Court of Insolvency in the Insolvency Act 1870 the statutes enacted in Victoria. These Acts were superseded in 1928 when Commonwealth insolvency laws were enacted and applied across the commonwealth.

破产登记册（Register of Insolvencies）以摘要形式列明了破产法院（Court of Insolvency）处理的所有破产案件详情。所涉内容包括：破产债务人姓名、住址、职业、资产与负债总额，以及受让人与受托人的姓名。该法院的诉讼程序由维多利亚州管辖破产事务的成文法规予以规定。相关法规先后分为两类：其一为1841年与1844年《新南威尔士破产法》（New South Wales Insolvency Acts）；其二为1870年《破产法》（Insolvency Act 1870）设立破产法院后，维多利亚州本土颁布的破产管辖法规。1928年，澳大利亚联邦颁布破产法律并在全联邦范围内施行，上述法案随即被取代。