“NZ statutes occupy one page to every 5-6-7 pages in Australia” etc

Michael Murray of Murrays Legal surveys decades of judicial, parliamentary, and legislative exchanges between New Zealand and Australia to argue that Australia’s insolvency regime has often been overly complex and insular, contrasting it with New Zealand’s leaner drafting, more restrained jurisprudence, and willingness to reject outdated doctrines on issues such as peak indebtedness, public examinations, provable debts, and cross-border coordination.

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