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Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016
506ADeclarations by liquidator—relevant relationships and indemnities
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506A Declarations by liquidator—relevant relationships and indemnities
Scope
(1) This section applies to a liquidator appointed in relation to a creditors’ voluntary winding up.
Declaration and notification of relevant relationships and indemnities
(2) Within 10 business days after the day of the meeting of the company at which the resolution for voluntary winding up is passed, the liquidator must:
(a) make:
(i) a declaration of relevant relationships; and
(ii) a declaration of indemnities; and
(b) give a copy of each declaration to as many of the company’s creditors as reasonably practicable.
Replacement declarations
(a) at a particular time, the liquidator makes:
(i) a declaration of relevant relationships; or
(ii) a declaration of indemnities;
under subsection (2) of this section; and
(b) at a later time:
(i) the declaration has become out‑of‑date; or
(ii) the liquidator becomes aware of an error in the declaration;
the liquidator must, as soon as practicable, make:
(c) if subparagraph (a)(i) applies—a replacement declaration of relevant relationships; or
(d) if subparagraph (a)(ii) applies—a replacement declaration of indemnities.
(5) The liquidator must table a copy of a replacement declaration under subsection (4):
(a) if:
(i) there is a committee of inspection; and
(ii) the next meeting of the committee of inspection occurs before the next meeting of the company’s creditors;
at the next meeting of the committee of inspection; or
(b) in any other case—at the next meeting of the company’s creditors.
(7) In a prosecution for an offence constituted by a failure to include a matter in a declaration under this section, it is a defence if the defendant proves that:
(a) the defendant made reasonable enquiries; and
(b) after making these enquiries, the defendant had no reasonable grounds for believing that the matter should have been included in the declaration.
168 Section 508
169 Section 509
509 Deregistration
ASIC must deregister at the end of 3 month period
(1) If an end of administration return for a company is lodged with ASIC on the basis that the affairs of the company are fully wound up, ASIC must deregister the company at the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day after the return is lodged (the deregistration period).
ASIC must deregister on a day specified by the Court
(2) On application by the liquidator or any other interested party, the Court may make an order that ASIC deregister the company on a specified day. The Court must make the order before the end of the deregistration period.
(3) The person on whose application an order under subsection (2) is made must, within 10 business days after the making of the order, lodge a copy of the order.
170 Section 511
171 Paragraph 513B(d)
Omit “, at a meeting convened under section 445F,”.
172 Section 531
173 Subsection 532(1)
Omit all the words after “she”, substitute “is a registered liquidator”.
174 Subsection 532(7)
175 Subsection 532(8)
(8) A person must not consent to be appointed, and must not act, as liquidator of a company that is being wound up by order of the Court if the person is not entitled to act as such a liquidator in accordance with the current conditions (if any) imposed on the person.
176 Subsection 532(10)
Omit “(7),”.
177 Sections 536, 538, 539, 540, 542, 546 and 547
178 Division 5 of Part 5.6 of Chapter 5
Repeal the Division.