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Paedophile declares bankruptcy to avoid paying $1.4m in damages to victim (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I know nothing about Australian law, but American bankruptcy allows for claim holders to object to the discharge of a debt, and court judgements for criminal acts are one that's particularly likely to have that upheld as I recall. Do they not allow for that in Australia?