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Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016
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163 Section 498
164 Subsections 499(3) to (7)
Repeal the subsections, substitute:
(3) If a liquidator, other than a liquidator appointed by, or by the direction of, the Court resigns:
(a) the Court; or
(b) ASIC; or
(c) the creditors;
may fill the vacancy by the appointment of a liquidator.
Note: If the registration of a liquidator is suspended or cancelled, ASIC must fill the vacancy: see section 40‑111 of Schedule 2.
(4) If ASIC fills a vacancy in the office of a liquidator under subsection (3), ASIC must:
(a) publish notice of the filling of the vacancy; and
(b) publish the notice in the prescribed manner.
(5) If ASIC or the Court fills a vacancy in the office of a liquidator under subsection (3), the liquidator is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be appointed by the creditors.
165 Sections 502 to 505
166 Paragraphs 506(1)(e) and (f)
Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
(e) exercise the power of the Court of fixing a time within which debts and claims must be proved.
167 Section 506A