Malaysia legislation
Section 17
Section 17
(1)
Where the court makes a bankruptcy order, the Director
General of Insolvency may make an application to hold a public sitting on a day to be appointed by the court for the examination of the bankrupt, and the bankrupt shall attend thereat, and shall be examined as to his conduct, dealing and property:
Provided that when the bankrupt is a lunatic or suffers from any such mental or physical affliction or disability as in the opinion of the Court renders him unfit to attend his public examination the court may dispense with such examination or direct the bankrupt to be examined in such manner and place as the court thinks expedient.