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                    [0] => This series contains two types of insolvency files - company liquidations and individual bankruptcies. These case files are a record of the details of the insolvency, including information on the reasons for, and the financial circumstances surrounding the insolvency.
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            [id] => 18178
            [idSort] => 18178
            [name] => Dunedin Insolvency and Bankruptcy Files
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                    [custom5] => Mostly split-pin files, a few are in envelopes, and some are journals or financial books.
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                            [0] => 25129
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	There are earlier Official Assignee files that have not yet been serialised - see Accessions D442 and D256.
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	The files are arranged by running number.   However there are some gaps within this series. Insolvency files from the Southland and Timaru area often have a prefix of ‘S’ or ‘T’ respectively.

	Applications for insolvency, i.e. bankruptcy (individuals) and liquidations (for incorporated societies and companies), were administered by the Official Assignee and granted by High Court Order. In 1995 the Department of Justice was disestablished, and the operation of the Commercial Affairs Division of Justice was transferred to the Ministry of Commerce, however this series of files continued through these organisational changes.

	From 1 January 1983, the Dunedin Official Assignee became responsible for the Southland region, and from this date, new records were added into this series.

	Each insolvency has a main file, which documents the course of the case and contains the majority of the correspondence relating the case. There are also various sub-files as required. A bankruptcy file generally contains a Proof of Debt File, while liquidation files generally contain a Proof of Debt File and a GST [Goods and Services Tax] File. The following is a list of sub-files that may also be found, although this list is not exhaustive:

	

		

			Statement of Affairs and Proxies
	
	

		

			Court Documents File
	
	

		

			Investigation File
	
	

		

			Documents and Advertising
	
	

		

			Prosecution File
	
	

		

			Invoices Submitted Upon Adjudication
	
	

		

			Creditors Invoices and Correspondence File
	
	

		

			Matrimonial File
	
	

		

			Rejected Proof of Debt
	
	

		

			Debtors Journal
	
	

		

			Bookdebt File
	
	

		

			Register File
	
	

		

			Minute Book
	
	

		

			Bankrupts File
	
	

		

			Correspondence File
	
	

		

			Interview Minutes
	
	

		

			Miscellaneous
	


	Most files have a Court reference, which is listed in the record description field after the name and description of the file. Liquidation files have a prefix of ‘M’ (part of the Court Miscellaneous Case Files) and Bankruptcy files have a prefix of ‘B.’

	Relevant Legislation is the Insolvency Act 1967, the Companies Act 1955 and the Companies Act 1993.

	 
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            [seriesAccessContacts] => 

	All requests for access to restricted files and lists should be addressed to:

	Manager, Information Capability

	Information and Data, ICT

	Corporate, Governance and Information

	Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

	PO Box 1473

	Wellington 6140

	New Zealand

	Email:  records.services@mbie.govt.nz
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	For reasons of personal privacy:

	 -  All bankruptcy case files are restricted for 70 years from date of file closure

	 -  All entries on lists of bankruptcy case files are restricted for 70 years from date of file closure

	All liquidation case files are open access records.
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