Consent to act as designated person (Form B19)
Form B19 is a registered trustee's consent to be designated by the Federal Court of Australia to deal with a debtor's assets. It is used under the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency.
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- Format
- Word (DOCX)
- Category
- Court form
- Form number
- Form B19
- Version
- v4b8e3f93
- Last updated
- 14 October 2026
Federal Court of Australia · Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016
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What Form B19 is for
In a personal insolvency recognition proceeding under the Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008, the Court can entrust the administration, realisation or distribution of a debtor's Australian assets to a person it designates under article 19 or 21 of the Model Law. Rule 14.05 of the Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 says that, unless the Court orders otherwise, where that person is not the foreign representative they must be a registered trustee and must have filed a Consent to Act in accordance with Form B19 that specifies an address for service within Australia.
When you need it
- A foreign representative has applied for recognition of a foreign proceeding and is seeking provisional relief under article 19, or relief under article 21, entrusting assets to a person other than themselves.
- You are the registered trustee proposed to be designated by the Court.
- Not for consenting to act as trustee of a bankrupt estate under section 156A of the Bankruptcy Act, which is a different consent.
How to fill it in
- 1
Heading
Use the recognition proceeding's details: District Registry, the debtor in the 'In the matter of' line and the parties.
- 2
Your details and the article
Give your name and address as a registered trustee and choose article 19 or article 21 of the Model Law, then name the debtor whose assets you would administer, realise or distribute.
- 3
Conflict statement
The form states you are not aware of any conflict of interest or duty that would make it improper to act. Check this before signing.
- 4
Hourly rates
Set out the hourly rates you and your partners and employees would charge, in the form or in the attached Schedule. The form records that appointment is not approval of those rates.
- 5
Date and sign
Sign as registered trustee and make sure an Australian address for service is specified (r 14.05(d)).
Filing, lodging and service
- File the consent in the recognition proceeding before the Court is asked to make the order, through eLodgment or at a District Registry.
- It is filed by or with the foreign representative's application for relief, which is made by interim application in Form B3 (rr 14.04, 14.08).
- After an order is made under article 19 or 21, the applicant must send and publish notices of the order (r 14.07).
Common mistakes
- Registered trustee is defined in section 5(1) of the Bankruptcy Act; only a registered trustee can be designated unless the Court orders otherwise.
- Attach a clear rate schedule. The Court is not taken to approve the rates by appointing you.
- Check any engagement with the foreign representative or the debtor before giving the no-conflict statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is a Form B19 consent required?
When an order is sought under article 19 or 21 of the Model Law entrusting a debtor's assets to a person other than the foreign representative, unless the Court orders otherwise (r 14.05).
Who can be the designated person?
Unless the Court orders otherwise, a registered trustee who has filed a Form B19 consent specifying an address for service in Australia (r 14.05).
Checked against the official sources on 26 October 2026
- Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016 (Cth) Part 14, including rr 14.04, 14.05, 14.07, 14.08
- Federal Court of Australia - Form B19
- Federal Court of Australia - Forms under the Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2016
General information about the form, not legal advice about your matter. Rules and forms change: if anything here differs from the court or agency's current instructions, theirs apply.
Field map
6 boxes on the Consent to act as designated person (Form B19) fill from your matter. 4 are for you to complete: ticks, signatures and anything that needs judgement.
- Client
- Client full name(s), Client postal address (full), Client state
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