View source for Payment of debts in an insolvent estate

'''Queensland:'''
Legislation specifically imports the rules as to various matters from the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), to be observed as to the respective  rights of secured and unsecured creditors and as to debts and liabilities provable and as to the valuation of annuities and future and contingent liabilities even though the estate is not being formally administered under that Act.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/qld/consol_act/sa1981138/s57.html


'''New South Wales:'''
Legislation specifically imports the rules as to various matters from the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), to be observed as to the respective  rights of secured and unsecured creditors and as to debts and liabilities provable and as to the valuation of annuities and future and contingent liabilities even though the estate is not being formally administered under that Act.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/paaa1898259/s46c.html


'''Northern Territory:'''
Legislation specifically imports the rules as to various matters from the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), to be observed as to the respective  rights of secured and unsecured creditors and as to the valuation of annuities and future and contingent liabilities even though the estate is not being formally administered under that Act.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nt/consol_act/aapa259/s57.html


'''South Australia:'''
A personal  representative or  creditor of a deceased person may file with the registrar ‘a declaration that he believes the estate of the deceased to be insufficient for the payment of its liabilities.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/aapa1919259/s60.html


'''Tasmania:'''
Legislation specifically imports the rules as to various matters from the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), to be observed as to the respective  rights of secured and unsecured creditors and as to debts and liabilities provable and as to the valuation of annuities and future and contingent liabilities even though the estate is not being formally administered under that Act.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/tas/consol_act/aapa1935259/s34.html


'''Victoria:'''
Legislation specifically imports the rules as to various matters from the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), to be observed as to the respective  rights of secured and unsecured creditors and as to debts and liabilities provable and as to the valuation of annuities and future and contingent liabilities even though the estate is not being formally administered under that Act.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/aapa1958259/s39.html


'''Western Australia:'''
Legislation specifically imports the rules as to various matters from the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), to be observed as to the respective  rights of secured and unsecured creditors and as to debts and liabilities provable and as to the valuation of annuities and future and contingent liabilities even though the estate is not being formally administered under that Act.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/consol_act/aa1903173/s10a.html


'''ACT:'''
Legislation specifically imports the rules as to various matters from the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), to be observed as to the respective  rights of secured and unsecured creditors and as to debts and liabilities provable and as to the valuation of annuities and future and contingent liabilities even though the estate is not being formally administered under that Act.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/aapa1929259/s41c.html


'''2009 Draft Uniform Legislation:'''
The model legislation should provide for the administration of an insolvent estate that is not being administered under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth).  The model legislation should provide that a demand, in respect of which proceedings are maintainable against the deceased’s estate, is provable in the administration of the estate, despite being a demand in the nature of unliquidated damages arising otherwise 
than by a contract, promise or breach of trust.The model legislation should not be expressed to give overall priority to the payment of funeral, testamentary and administration expenses, which should be payable  in accordance with the priority given to those expenses by the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth).  Petition for an order for administration of estate of deceased under Part XI of Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) may be presented by the creditor or creditors of deceased or by a person administering the estate of deceased.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ba1966142/s244.html