I finally got around to contacting ITSA. I emailed them, and immediately got back a stock response saying they'll respond within 5 working days.
I'll report back here when I hear from them.
Thank you for your enquiry. Your first course of action might be to establish whether the individual is Bankrupt.
To obtain this information, you will be required to conduct a search of the NPII - National Personal Insolvency Index.
The NPII is a public record and contains information on proceedings and administrations governed by the Bankruptcy Act 1966.
Content of any search conducted ordinarily will show:
· Type of administration or proceeding
· Date of administration or proceeding
· Identification number / administration number
· Full name & alias of debtor
· Address of debtor at the time of bankruptcy
· Date of birth of debtor
· Occupation & business name of debtor
· Name of trustee or controlling trustee
· Particulars of any prior or subsequent bankruptcies
Any person can, for a fee, have access to information maintained on this index through Index Search Agents who have been authorised by ITSA to provide real-time online searches.
Costs may vary refer to agent for further details.
You can conduct a search by contacting one of the following Index Search Agents
· CITEC offer an online search service via their web site:
www.confirm.com.au· Veda Advantage on: 1300 921 621; via email on
enquiry@veda.com.au or via their website:
www.veda.com.au· Espreon Property Services on: 1300 305 205, fax 1300 553 030, via email
client.services@espreon.com or their web site:
www.espreon.com When conducting a search please ensure you have the full name of the person. Providing an address and/or date of birth in your search parameters may assist in delivering clearer results.
If the individual is not a bankrupt then we would suggest that you obtain independent legal advice.
Please contact the National Service Centre on 1300 364 785 or email
info@itsa.gov.au with any further enquiries.