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[1999-703]
Current version for 26 March 2010 to date (accessed 24 May 2013 at 20:05).
Formerly known as:Corporations Law
File last modified 26 March 2010.
ContentsDivision 1 Preliminary
1.3 Application of these Rules and other rules of the
2.1 Title of documents in a proceeding—Form
2.2 Originating process and interlocutory process—Forms
2.4A Application for order setting aside statutory demand
(Corporations Act s 459G)
2.7 Service of originating process or interlocutory process
and supporting affidavit
2.8 Notice of certain applications to be given to
2.9 Notice of appearance (Corporations Act s 465C)—Form
2.10 Intervention in proceeding by ASIC (Corporations Act s
1330)—Form 5
2.13 Leave to creditor, contributory or officer to be
2.14 Inquiry in relation to corporation’s debts
Division 3 Compromises and arrangements in relation to Part
5.1 bodies
3.4 Notice of hearing (Corporations Act s 411 (4), s 413
(1))—Form 6
3.5 Copy of order approving compromise or arrangement to be
lodged with ASIC
Division 4 Receivers and other controllers of corporation
property (Corporations Act Part 5.2)
4.1 Inquiry into conduct of controller (Corporations Act s
Division 5 Winding up proceedings (including oppression
proceedings where winding up is sought)
5.2 Affidavit accompanying statutory demand (Corporations Act
s 459E (3))—Form 7
5.3 Application for leave to apply for winding up in
insolvency (Corporations Act s 459P (2))
5.4 Affidavit in support of application for winding up
(Corporations Act s 459P, s 462, s 464)
5.5 Consent of liquidator (Corporations Act s 532
(9))—Form 8
5.6 Notice of application for winding up—Form
5.7 Applicant to make copies of documents
5.10 Order substituting plaintiff in application for winding
up (Corporations Act s 465B)—Form 10
5.11 Notice of winding up order and appointment of
liquidator—Form 11
Division 6 Provisional liquidators (Corporations Act Part
5.4B)
6.1 Appointment of provisional liquidator (Corporations Act s
472)—Form 8
6.2 Notice of appointment of provisional
liquidator—Form 12
7.1 Resignation of liquidator (Corporations Act s 473
7.2 Filling vacancy in office of liquidator (Corporations Act
s 473 (7), s 502)
7.3 Report to liquidator as to company’s affairs
(Corporations Act s 475)
7.4 Liquidator to file certificate and copy of settled list
of contributories (Corporations Act s 478)
7.5 Release of liquidator and deregistration of company
(Corporations Act s 480 (c) and (d))
7.6 Objection to release of liquidator—Form
7.7 Report on accounts of liquidator (Corporations Act s
7.8 Application for payment of call (Corporations Act s 483
(3) (b))—Form 14
7.9 Distribution of surplus by liquidator with special leave
of the Court (Corporations Act s 488 (2))—Form 15
7.10 Powers delegated to liquidator by the Court
(Corporations Act s 488)
7.11 Inquiry into conduct of liquidator (Corporations Act s
536 (1) and (2))
Division 8 Special managers (Corporations Act Part
8.1 Application for appointment of special manager
(Corporations Act s 484)
8.2 Security given by special manager (Corporations Act s
8.3 Special manager’s receipts and payments
9.1 Remuneration of receiver (Corporations Act s 425
(1))—Form 16
9.2 Determination by Court of remuneration of administrator
(Corporations Act s 449E (1) (c) and (1A) (c))—Form 16
9.2A Review of remuneration of administrator (Corporations
Act s 449E (2))
9.3 Remuneration of provisional liquidator (Corporations Act
s 473 (2))—Form 16
9.4 Determination by Court of liquidator’s remuneration
(Corporations Act s 473 (3) (b) (ii))
9.4A Review of remuneration of liquidator (Corporations Act s
473 (5) and (6) and s 504 (1))
9.5 Remuneration of special manager (Corporations Act s 484
(2))—Form 16
10.1 Determination of value of debts or claims (Corporations
Act s 554A (2))
10.2 Disclaimer of contract (Corporations Act s 568
(1A))
10.3 Winding up Part 5.7 bodies (Corporations Act s 583, s
585) and registered schemes (Corporations Act s 601ND)
Division 11 Examinations and orders (Corporations Act Part
5.9, Divisions 1 and 2)
11.2 Application for examination or investigation under s 411
(9) (b), s 423 or s 536 (3) of the Corporations Act
11.3 Application for examination summons (Corporations Act s
596A, s 596B)—Form 17
11.6 Filing of record of examination (Corporations Act s 597
(13))
11.7 Authentication of transcript of examination
(Corporations Act s 597 (14))
11.8 Inspection of record or transcript of examination or
investigation under s 411, s 423 or s 536 of the Corporations Act
11.9 Entitlement to record or transcript of examination held
11.11 Service of application for order in relation to
breaches etc by person concerned with corporation (Corporations Act s
Division 11A Warrants (Corporations Act s 486B and Part 5.4B,
Division 3, Subdivision B)
11A.1 Arrest of person (Corporations Act s 486B)—Form
Division 12 Takeovers, acquisitions of shares etc
(Corporations Act Chapters 6 to 6D) and securities (Corporations Act Chapter
12.1 Service on ASIC in relation to proceedings under Chapter
6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D or 7 of the Corporations Act
12.1A Reference to Court of question of law arising in
proceeding before Takeovers Panel (Corporations Act s 659A)
12.1B Notification to Court where proceeding is commenced
before end of takeover bid period (Corporations Act s 659B)
12.2 Application for summons for appearance of person
(Corporations Act s 1071D (4))—Form 18
12.3 Application for orders relating to refusal to register
transfer or transmission of securities (Corporations Act s 1071F)
Division 13 13.1, 13.2(Repealed)Division 14 Powers of Courts (Corporations Act Part
14.1 Appeal from act, omission or decision of administrator,
receiver or liquidator, etc (Corporations Act s 554A, s 1321)
15.1 Reference to Court of question of law arising at hearing
of ASIC (ASIC Act s 61)
15.2 (Repealed)
15.3 Application for inquiry (ASIC Act s 70, s 201, s
Division 15A Proceedings under the Cross-Border Insolvency
15A.1 Application of this Division and other rules of the
15A.2 Expressions used in the Cross-Border Insolvency
15A.3 Application for recognition
15A.4 Application for provisional relief under article 19 of
15A.5 Official liquidator’s consent to act
15A.6 Notice of filing of application for
15A.7 Notice of order for recognition, withdrawal
15A.8 Relief after recognition
15A.9 Application to modify or terminate an order for
recognition or other relief
Division 16 Appeals from Registrars
16.1 Appeal from registrar: winding up order
Division 17 Proceedings under the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act
17.1 Form for initiating proceeding
Schedule 2 Notes to these Rules
Division 1 Preliminary1.1 Name of RulesThese Rules may be cited as the Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules
1999.1.2 CommencementThese Rules commence on 1 March 2000.1.3 Application of these Rules and other rules of the
Court(1) Unless the Court otherwise orders:(a) these Rules apply to a proceeding in the Court under the
Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, that is commenced on or after the
commencement of these Rules, and
(b) Division 15A applies to a proceeding in the Court under the
(2) The other rules of the Court apply, to the extent that they are
relevant and not inconsistent with these Rules:(a) to a proceeding in the Court under the Corporations Act, or the
ASIC Act, that is commenced on or after the commencement of these Rules,
(b) to a proceeding in the Court under the Cross-Border Insolvency Act
that is commenced on or after the commencement of Division
(3) Unless the Court otherwise orders, the rules applying to a
proceeding in the Court under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, as in
force immediately before the commencement of these Rules, continue to apply to
a proceeding under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, that was commenced
before the commencement of these Rules.Note. By virtue of the definition of this Act in section 9 of the
Corporations Act, a reference to the Corporations Act includes a reference to
the Corporations Regulations.1.4 Expressions used in the Corporations ActUnless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in these
Rules and in the Corporations Act has the same meaning in these Rules as it
has in the Corporations Act.Note. Expressions used in these Rules (including the notes to these
Rules) that are defined in the Corporations Act include:ABN (short
for ‘Australian Business Number’)—see section
9ACN (short
for ‘Australian Company Number’)—see section
9ARBN
(short for ‘Australian Registered Body Number’)—see section
9ASIC—see section
9body—see section
corporate—see section 9books—see section
9company—see section
9corporation—see
section 57Adaily
newspaper—see section 9foreign
country—see section 9futures
broker—see section 9Gazette—see section
9officer, in relation to a
body corporate—see section 82Aofficial
liquidator—see section 9Part 5.1
body—see section 9Part 5.7
body—see section 9register—see
section 9registered
liquidator—see section 9registered
office—see section 9statutory
demand—see section 9.1.5 Definitions for these RulesIn these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears:applicant
means a person claiming interlocutory relief in a proceeding.ASIC Act means
Commission Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.Corporations
2001 of the Commonwealth.Corporations
Regulations means the Corporations Regulations 2001 of the
Commonwealth.Cross-Border Insolvency
Act means the Cross-Border Insolvency Act
2008 of the Commonwealth including, unless the contrary
intention appears, the Model Law.defendant
means a person against whom relief (except interlocutory relief) is claimed
under the Corporations Act, the ASIC Act or the Cross-Border Insolvency Act,
whether in the originating process or not.interlocutory process
means an interlocutory process in accordance with Form 3.Model Law
means the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency of the United Nations
Commission on International Trade Law, the English text of which is set out in
Schedule 1 to the Cross-Border Insolvency Act, with the modifications set out
in Part 2 of that Act.originating
process means an originating process in accordance with Form
2.plaintiff
means a person claiming relief (except interlocutory relief) under the
Corporations Act, the ASIC Act or the Cross-Border Insolvency Act, whether in
the originating process or not.respondent
means a person against whom interlocutory relief is claimed in a
proceeding.1.6 References to rules and formsIn these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears:(a) a reference to a rule is a reference to a rule in these Rules,
(b) a reference to a form followed by a number is a reference to the
form so numbered in Schedule 1 to these Rules.
1.7 Substantial compliance with forms(1) It is sufficient compliance with these Rules in relation to a
document that is required to be in accordance with a form in Schedule 1 if the
document is substantially in accordance with the form required or has only
such variations as the nature of the case requires.(2) Without limiting subrule (1), the Court or the Court officer must
not reject a document for filing only because a term used to describe a party
in the document differs from the term used in these
Rules.1.8 Court’s power to give directionsThe Court may give directions in relation to the practice and
procedure to be followed in a proceeding if it is satisfied, in the
circumstances of the proceeding, that:(a) the provisions of the Corporations Act, the ASIC Act, or the rules
of this Court do not adequately provide for the practice and procedure to be
followed in the proceeding, or
(b) a difficulty arises, or doubt exists, in relation to the practice
and procedure to be followed in the proceeding.
1.9 Calculation of time(1) If, for any purpose, these Rules:(a) prohibit, permit or require an act or thing to be done within, by,
or before the end of, or
(b) otherwise prescribe, allow or provide
a period of time before or after a particular day, act or event, the
period is to be calculated without counting that day, or the day of the act or
event, as the case may be.(2) Without limiting subrule (1), in calculating how many days a
particular day, act or event is before or after another day, act or event,
only the first day, or the day of the first act or event, is to be
counted.(3) If the last day of any period prescribed or allowed by these Rules
for an act or thing to be done falls on a day that is not a business day in
the place where the act or thing is to be or may be done, the act or thing may
be done on the first business day in the place after that
day.(4) In calculating a period of time for the purposes of these Rules,
the period beginning on 25 December in a year and ending at the end of 1
January in the next year is not to be counted.1.10 Extension and abridgment of timeUnless the Corporations Act, the ASIC Act, or these Rules
otherwise provide, the rules of this Court that provide for the extension or
abridgment of a period of time fixed for the doing of any act or thing in
relation to a proceeding apply to a proceeding to which these Rules
apply.Division 2 Proceedings generally2.1 Title of documents in a proceeding—Form
1The title of a document filed in a proceeding must be in
accordance with Form 1.2.2 Originating process and interlocutory process—Forms
2 and 3(1) Unless these Rules otherwise provide, a person must make an
application required or permitted by the Corporations Act to be made to the
Court:(a) if the application is not made in a proceeding already commenced
in the Court—by filing an originating process, and
(b) in any other case, and whether interlocutory relief or final
relief is claimed—by filing an interlocutory
(2) Unless the Court otherwise directs, a person may make an
application to the Court in relation to a proceeding in respect of which final
relief has been granted by filing an interlocutory process in that
proceeding.(3) An originating process must:(a) be in accordance with Form 2, and
(b) state:(i) each section of the Corporations Act or the ASIC Act, or each
regulation of the Corporations Regulations, under which the proceeding is
brought, and
(4) An interlocutory process must:(a) be in accordance with Form 3, and
(b) state:(i) if appropriate, each section of the Corporations Act or the ASIC
Act, or each regulation of the Corporations Regulations, or each rule of Court
under which the application is made, and
Note. In an application for winding up in insolvency on the ground that
the company has failed to comply with a statutory demand, the applicant should
consider completing Part C of Form 2 as shown in Schedule 2 (Notes to these
Rules).2.3 Fixing of hearingOn receiving an originating process or interlocutory process, the
Registrar:(a) must fix a time, date and place for hearing and endorse those
details on the originating process or interlocutory process,
(b) may seal a sufficient number of copies for service and proof of
2.4 Supporting affidavits(1) Unless the Court otherwise directs, an originating process, or
interlocutory process, must be supported by an affidavit stating the facts in
support of the process.(2) Subject to rule 2.4A, an affidavit in support of an originating
process must annex or exhibit a record of a search of the records maintained
by ASIC, in relation to the company that is the subject of the application to
which the originating process relates, carried out no earlier than 7 days
before the originating process is filed.Note. An example of the affidavit in support of an application for
winding up in insolvency for failure to comply with a statutory demand is
shown in Schedule 2 (Notes to these Rules).2.4A Application for order setting aside statutory demand
(Corporations Act s 459G)(1) This rule applies, and subrule 2.4 (2) does not apply, to an
application by a company under section 459G of the Corporations Act for an
order setting aside a statutory demand served on the
company.(2) The plaintiff may file with the originating process seeking the
order a copy of the statutory demand and a copy of any affidavit that
accompanied the statutory demand.(3) The plaintiff must:(a) no earlier than 7 days before the originating process is filed,
and not later than the day before the hearing of the application, carry out a
search of the records maintained by ASIC in relation to the plaintiff,
(b) either:(i) annex the record of the search to the affidavit in support of the
originating process, or
(ii) file the record of the search before, or tender it on, the hearing
2.5 Affidavits made by creditorsSubject to rule 5.4, an affidavit that is to be made by a creditor
may be made:(a) if the creditor is a corporation—by a director, secretary,
or other principal officer of the corporation, or by a person employed by the
corporation who is authorised to make the affidavit on its behalf,
(b) if the creditor is a company to which a liquidator, provisional
liquidator, receiver, administrator or controller has been appointed—by
(c) in any other case—by the creditor or a person authorised by
the creditor to make the affidavit on behalf of the
2.6 Form of affidavitsAn affidavit must be in a form that complies with:(a) the rules of the Court, or
(b) the rules of the Supreme Court of the State (if any) or Territory
(if any) where the affidavit was sworn or affirmed, or
(c) the rules of the Federal Court of
and supporting affidavit(1) As soon as practicable after filing an originating process and, in
any case, at least 5 days before the date fixed for hearing, the plaintiff
must serve a copy of the originating process and any supporting affidavit
on:(a) each defendant (if any) to the proceeding, and
(b) if the corporation to which the proceeding relates is not a party
to the proceeding—the corporation.
(2) As soon as practicable after filing an interlocutory process and,
in any case, at least 3 days before the date fixed for hearing, the applicant
must serve a copy of the interlocutory process and any supporting affidavit
on:(a) each respondent (if any) to the application in the interlocutory
(b) if the corporation to which the application in the interlocutory
process relates is not a party to the application in the interlocutory
process—the corporation.
ASIC(1) This rule has effect in addition to the requirements of the
Corporations Act that, in relation to a proceeding, particular documents are
to be served on ASIC or notice of particular matters is to be given to
ASIC.(2) This rule does not apply to a person making an application if the
person is ASIC or a person authorised by ASIC.(3) Unless the Court otherwise orders, if a person makes an
application under a provision of the Corporations Act mentioned in column 2 of
an item of the following table, the person must serve on ASIC, a reasonable
time before the hearing of the application, a copy of the originating process,
or interlocutory process, and supporting affidavit in respect of the
ItemProvisionDescription of application1Section 480For the release of a liquidator of a company and
the deregistration of the company2Subsection 482 (1)For the stay or termination of a winding
up3Subsection 509 (6)For the deregistration of a
company4Subsection 536 (1)For an inquiry into the conduct of a
liquidator5Subsection 601AH (2)To reinstate the registration of a
company6Subsection 601CC (8)To restore the name of an Australian body to the
register7Subsection 601CL (9)To restore the name of a foreign company to the
register8Chapter 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D or 7Any application under these
Chapters9Subsections 1317S (2), (4) and (5)For relief from liability for contravention of a
civil penalty provision2.9 Notice of appearance (Corporations Act s 465C)—Form
4(1) A person who intends to appear before the Court at the hearing of
an application must, before appearing:(a) file:(i) a notice of appearance in accordance with Form 4,
(ii) if appropriate—an affidavit stating any facts on which the
person intends to rely, and
(b) serve on the plaintiff a copy of the notice of appearance and any
affidavit not later than:(i) if the person is named in an originating process—3 days
before the date fixed for hearing, or
(ii) if the person is named in an interlocutory process—1 day
before the date fixed for hearing.
(2) If the person intends to appear before the Court to oppose an
application for winding up, the person may include in the notice of appearance
the notice of the grounds on which the person opposes the application required
by section 465C of the Corporations Act.(3) The period prescribed for filing and serving the notice and
affidavit required by section 465C of the Corporations Act is the period
mentioned in subparagraph (1) (b) (i).Note. Under section 465C of the Corporations Act, a person may not,
without the leave of the Court, oppose an application for winding up unless,
within the period prescribed by the rules (see subrule (3) of this rule), the
person has filed, and served on the plaintiff, notice of the grounds on which
the person opposes the application and an affidavit verifying the matters
stated in the notice.2.10 Intervention in proceeding by ASIC (Corporations Act s
1330)—Form 5(1) If ASIC intends to intervene in a proceeding, ASIC must file a
notice of intervention in accordance with Form 5.(2) Not later than 3 days before the date fixed for the hearing at
which ASIC intends to appear in the proceeding, ASIC must serve a copy of the
notice, and any affidavit on which it intends to rely, on the plaintiff and on
any other party to the proceeding.2.11 Publication of noticesIf a rule requires a notice in relation to a body to be published
in accordance with this rule, the notice must be published once in a daily
newspaper circulating generally in the State or Territory where the body has
its principal, or last known, place of business.Note. Under the Corporations Act, certain notices may also be required
to be published in the Gazette. Nothing in this rule is intended to affect the
operation of any provision of the Corporations Act that requires publication
of a notice in the Gazette.2.12 Proof of publication(1) This rule applies in relation to any matter published in
connection with a proceeding.(2) Unless these Rules otherwise provide, or the Court otherwise
orders, the person responsible for the publication of the matter, or the
person’s legal practitioner, must file:(a) an affidavit made by the person, or the person’s legal
practitioner, that states the date of publication and to which is annexed or
exhibited a copy of the published matter, or
(b) a memorandum signed by the person, or the person’s legal
practitioner, that states the date of publication and refers to and annexes a
copy of the published matter.
(3) The affidavit or memorandum is prima facie evidence that the
publication took place on the date and otherwise as stated in the affidavit or
memorandum.2.13 Leave to creditor, contributory or officer to be
heard(1) The Court may grant leave to any person who is, or who claims to
be:(a) a creditor, contributory or officer of a corporation,
(b) an officer of a creditor, or contributory, of a corporation,
(c) any other interested person,
to be heard in a proceeding without becoming a party to the
proceeding.(2) If the Court considers that the attendance of a person to whom
leave has been granted under subrule (1) has resulted in additional costs for
any party, or the corporation, which should be borne by the person to whom
leave was granted, the Court may:(a) direct that the person pay the costs, and
(b) order that the person not be heard further in the proceeding until
the costs are paid or secured to the Court’s
(3) The Court may order that a person who is, or who claims to be, a
creditor, contributory or officer of a corporation be added as a defendant to
the proceeding.(4) The Court may grant leave to a person under subrule (1), or order
that a person be added as a defendant to a proceeding under subrule
(3):(a) on application by the person or a party to the proceeding,
(5) The Court may:(a) appoint a creditor or contributory to represent all or any class
of the creditors or contributories on any question, or in relation to any
proceeding, before the Court, at the expense of the corporation,
etcThe Court may direct an inquiry in relation to the debts, claims
or liabilities, or a class of debts, claims or liabilities, of or affecting a
corporation to which a proceeding relates.2.15 Meetings ordered by the CourtSubject to the Corporations Act, these Rules and any direction of
the Court to the contrary, regulations 5.6.11 to 5.6.36A of the Corporations
Regulations apply to meetings ordered by the Court.Division 3 Compromises and arrangements in relation to Part
5.1 bodies3.1 Application of Division 3This Division applies if an application is made to the Court for
approval of a compromise or arrangement between a Part 5.1 body and its
creditors or members, or any class of its creditors or
members.3.2 Nomination of chairperson for meetingBefore the hearing of an application under subsection 411 (1),
(1A) or (1B) of the Corporations Act, the plaintiff must file an affidavit
stating:(a) the names of the persons who have been nominated to be the
chairperson and alternate chairperson of the meeting, and
(b) that each person nominated:(i) is willing to act as chairperson, and
(ii) has had no previous relationship or dealing with the body, or any
other person interested in the proposed compromise or arrangement, except as
disclosed in the affidavit, and
(iii) has no interest or obligation that may give rise to a conflict of
interest or duty if the person were to act as chairperson of the meeting,
except as disclosed in the affidavit, and
(c) the name of the person (if any) proposed to be appointed to
administer the proposed compromise or arrangement, and
(d) that the person does not fall within paragraphs 411 (7) (a) to (f)
of the Corporations Act, except as disclosed in the
3.3 Order for meetings to identify proposed scheme(1) An order under subsection 411 (1) or (1A) of the Corporations Act
ordering a meeting or meetings in relation to a proposed compromise or
arrangement must set out in a schedule, or otherwise identify, a copy of the
proposed compromise or arrangement.(2) Unless the Court otherwise orders, a meeting of members ordered
under section 411 of the Corporations Act must be convened, held and conducted
in accordance with:(a) the provisions of Part 2G.2 of the Corporations Act that apply to
the members of a company, and
(b) the provisions of the plaintiff’s constitution that apply in
relation to meetings of members and are not inconsistent with Part 2G.2 of the
(3) Unless the Court otherwise orders, a meeting of a class of holders
of convertible securities ordered under section 411 of the Corporations Act
must be convened, held and conducted as if:(a) the holders were a separate class of members,
(b) the meeting were a meeting of members convened, held and conducted
under subrule (2),
but in accordance with, and subject to, the applicable provisions of the
instrument under which the securities were issued.3.4 Notice of hearing (Corporations Act s 411 (4), s 413
(1))—Form 6(1) This rule applies to:(a) an application, under subsection 411 (4) of the Corporations Act,
for an order approving a proposed compromise or arrangement in relation to a
Part 5.1 body, and
(b) an application, under subsection 413 (1) of the Corporations Act,
for an order in relation to the reconstruction of a Part 5.1 body, or Part 5.1
bodies, or the amalgamation of 2 or more Part 5.1
(2) Unless the Court otherwise orders, the plaintiff must publish a
notice of the hearing of the application.(3) The notice must be:(a) in accordance with Form 6, and
(b) published in accordance with rule 2.11 at least 5 days before the
date fixed for the hearing of the application.
lodged with ASICIf the Court makes an order under subsection 411 (1), (1A) or (4),
or 413 (1) of the Corporations Act, the plaintiff must, as soon as practicable
after the order is made:(a) have the order sealed, and
(b) lodge an office copy of the order with ASIC,
(c) serve an office copy of the order on any person appointed to
administer the compromise or arrangement.
property (Corporations Act Part 5.2)4.1 Inquiry into conduct of controller (Corporations Act s
423)A complaint to the Court under paragraph 423 (1) (b) of the
Corporations Act about an act or omission of a receiver, or a controller
appointed by the Court, must be made by an originating process seeking an
inquiry in relation to the complaint.Division 5 Winding up proceedings (including oppression
proceedings where winding up is sought)5.1 Application of Division 5This Division applies to the following applications for the
winding up of a company:(a) an application for an order under Part 2F.1 of the Corporations
(b) an application under Part 5.4 or Part 5.4A of the Corporations
s 459E (3))—Form 7For the purposes of subsection 459E (3) of the Corporations Act,
the affidavit accompanying a statutory demand relating to a debt, or debts,
owed by a company must:(a) be in accordance with Form 7 and state the matters mentioned in
that Form, and
(b) be made by the creditor or by a person with the authority of the
creditor or creditors, and
(c) not state a proceeding number, or refer to a Court proceeding, in
any heading or title to the affidavit.
insolvency (Corporations Act s 459P (2))An application for leave to apply to the Court for an order that a
company be wound up in insolvency may be made at the same time as the
application for an order that the company be wound up in insolvency is
made.5.4 Affidavit in support of application for winding up
(Corporations Act s 459P, s 462, s 464)(1) The affidavit in support of an originating process seeking an
order that a company be wound up must be made by the plaintiff or by a person
with the authority of the plaintiff or plaintiffs.(2) If the application is made in reliance on a failure by the company
to comply with a statutory demand, the affidavit must:(a) verify service of the demand on the company,
(b) verify the failure of the company to comply with the demand,
(c) state whether and, if so, to what extent the debt, or each of the
debts, to which the demand relates is still due and payable by the company at
the date when the affidavit is made.
Note. An example of the affidavit in support of an application for
shown in Schedule 2 (Notes to these Rules).(3) If the application is made in reliance on the ground mentioned in
paragraph 461 (1) (a) of the Corporations Act, the affidavit must:(a) state whether the company is able to pay all its debts as and when
they become due and payable, and
(b) refer to the company’s most recent balance sheet and profit
and loss statement as an annexure or exhibit to the affidavit, or explain
(4) The affidavit must be made within 7 days before the originating
process is filed.5.5 Consent of liquidator (Corporations Act s 532
(9))—Form 8(1A) (Repealed)(1) In this rule:liquidator does not include
a provisional liquidator.(2) For the purposes of subsection 532 (9) of the Corporations Act,
the consent of an official liquidator to act as liquidator of a company must
be in accordance with Form 8.(3) In an application for an order that a company be wound up, the
plaintiff must:(a) before the hearing of the application, file the consent mentioned
in subrule (2) of an official liquidator who would be entitled to be appointed
as liquidator of the company, and
(b) serve a copy of the consent on the company at least 1 day before
note. Date of commencement for subrules (1), (2) and (3):
3.3.2000—see Gazette No 32 of 3.3.2000, p 1585.5.6 Notice of application for winding up—Form
9(1) Unless the Court otherwise orders, the plaintiff must publish a
notice of the application for an order that a company be wound
up.(2) The notice must be:(a) in accordance with Form 9, and
(b) published in accordance with rule 2.11:(i) at least 3 days after the originating process is served on the
(ii) at least 7 days before the date fixed for hearing of the
availableA copy of any document filed in a proceeding to which this
Division applies must be available at the plaintiff’s address for
service for inspection by a creditor, contributory or officer of the company,
or an officer of a creditor or contributory of the
company.5.8 Discontinuance of application for winding upAn application for an order that a company be wound up may not be
discontinued except with the leave of the Court.5.9 Appearance before RegistrarAfter filing an originating process seeking an order that a
company be wound up, the plaintiff must, if required:(a) appear before the Registrar on a date to be appointed by the
(b) satisfy the Registrar that the plaintiff has complied with the
Corporations Act and these Rules in relation to applications for a winding up
up (Corporations Act s 465B)—Form 10(1) If the Court makes an order under section 465B of the Corporations
Act, the Court may also order that the substituted plaintiff or plaintiffs
publish a notice stating that the substituted plaintiff or plaintiffs intend
to apply for an order that the company be wound up.(2) The notice must be:(a) in accordance with Form 10, and
(b) published:(i) in accordance with rule 2.11 at least 7 days before the date fixed
for the hearing of the application, or
liquidator—Form 11(1) This rule applies if the Court orders that a company be wound up
and an official liquidator be appointed as liquidator of the
company.(2) Not later than the day after the order is made, the plaintiff must
inform the liquidator of the appointment.(3) As soon as practicable after being informed of the appointment,
the liquidator must publish a notice of the winding up order and the
liquidator’s appointment.(4) The notice must be:(a) in accordance with Form 11, and
(5) In this rule:liquidator does not
include a provisional liquidator.Division 6 Provisional liquidators (Corporations Act Part
5.4B)6.1 Appointment of provisional liquidator (Corporations Act s
472)—Form 8(1) An application for an official liquidator to be appointed, under
subsection 472 (2) of the Corporations Act, as a provisional liquidator of a
company must be accompanied by the written consent of the official
liquidator.(2) The consent must be in accordance with Form
8.(3) If:(a) an order is made appointing a provisional liquidator,
(b) the order provides that the provisional liquidator may take into
the provisional liquidator’s custody part only of the property of the
the order must include a short description of the part of the property of
the company that the provisional liquidator may take into
custody.(4) The Court may require the plaintiff to give an undertaking as to
damages.6.2 Notice of appointment of provisional
liquidator—Form 12(1) This rule applies if the Court orders that an official liquidator
be appointed as a provisional liquidator of a
company.(2) Not later than the day after the order is made, the plaintiff
must:(a) except if the plaintiff is ASIC—lodge an office copy of the
order with ASIC, and
(b) serve an office copy of the order on the company (except if the
plaintiff is the company) and on any other person as directed by the Court,
(c) give to the provisional liquidator an office copy of the order and
a written statement that the order has been served as required by paragraph
(3) As soon as practicable after the order is made, the provisional
liquidator must publish a notice of the provisional liquidator’s
appointment.(4) The notice must be:(a) in accordance with Form 12, and
Division 7 Liquidators7.1 Resignation of liquidator (Corporations Act s 473
(1))(1) A liquidator appointed by the Court who wishes to resign office
must file with the Registrar, and lodge with ASIC, a memorandum of
resignation.(2) The resignation takes effect on the filing and lodging of the
memorandum.7.2 Filling vacancy in office of liquidator (Corporations Act
s 473 (7), s 502)(1) If, for any reason, there is no liquidator acting in a winding up,
the Court may:(a) in the case of a winding up by the Court—appoint another
official liquidator whose written consent in accordance with Form 8 has been
filed, and
(b) in the case of a voluntary winding up—appoint another
registered liquidator whose written consent in accordance with Form 8 has been
(2) The Court may make the appointment:(a) in any case—on application by ASIC, a creditor or a
contributory, or
(b) in the case of a winding up by the Court—on its own
(Corporations Act s 475)(1) If a person is required under section 475 of the Corporations Act
to submit and verify a report as to the affairs of a company, the liquidator
must give to the person the appropriate forms and instructions for the
preparation of the report.(2) Except by order of the Court, no person is to be allowed out of
the property of a company any costs or expenses incurred in relation to the
preparation of the report that have not been:(a) sanctioned by the liquidator before being incurred,
(3) The liquidator must report to the Court any default in complying
with the requirements of section 475 of the Corporations
Act.(4) In this rule:liquidator includes a
provisional liquidator.7.4 Liquidator to file certificate and copy of settled list
of contributories (Corporations Act s 478)If, in a winding up by the Court, a liquidator has settled and
certified a list, or supplementary list, of contributories, the liquidator
must, within 14 days after doing so, file the certificate and a copy of the
list.7.5 Release of liquidator and deregistration of company
(Corporations Act s 480 (c) and (d))(1) This rule applies to an application by the liquidator of a
company:(a) for an order that the liquidator be released,
(b) for an order that the liquidator be released and that ASIC
(2) The interlocutory process seeking the order must include:(a) a notice stating that any objection to the release of the
liquidator must be made by filing and serving a notice of objection, in the
prescribed form, within 21 days after the date of service of the interlocutory
(b) a statement setting out the terms of subsection 481 (3) of the
Note. Subsection 481 (3) of the Corporations Act provides that an order
of the Court releasing a liquidator discharges the liquidator from all
liability in respect of any act done or default made by the liquidator in the
administration of the affairs of the company, or otherwise in relation to the
liquidator’s conduct as liquidator, but any such order may be revoked on
proof that it was obtained by fraud or by suppression or by concealment of any
material fact.(3) The supporting affidavit must include details of the following
matters:(a) whether the whole of the company’s property has been
realised or whether so much of the company’s property has been realised
as, in the liquidator’s opinion, can be realised without needlessly
protracting the winding up,
(b) any calls made on contributories in the course of the winding
(c) any dividends paid in the course of the winding
(d) whether the committee of inspection (if any) has passed a
resolution approving the liquidator’s release,
(e) whether ASIC has appointed an auditor to report on an account or
statement of the position in the winding up under subsection 539 (2) of the
(f) whether the Court has ordered a report on the accounts of the
liquidator to be prepared,
(g) whether any objection to the release of the liquidator has been
received by the liquidator from:(i) an auditor appointed by ASIC or by the Court,
(ii) any creditor, contributory or other interested
(h) whether any report has been submitted by the liquidator to ASIC
under section 533 of the Corporations Act,
(i) whether the liquidator considers it necessary to report on the
affairs of the company or any of its officers,
(j) any property disclaimed in the course of the winding
(k) any remuneration paid or payable to the liquidator and how such
remuneration was determined,
(l) any costs, charges or expenses payable by the liquidator if the
Court grants the liquidator’s release,
(m) if the application is made under paragraph 480 (c) of the
Corporations Act—the facts and circumstances by reason of which it is
submitted that the company should not be
(4) The liquidator must include in the supporting affidavit the
statements set out in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subrule, including, if
appropriate, the words in brackets:(a) ‘To the best of my belief, there has been no act done or
default made by me in the administration of the affairs of the subject
corporation or otherwise in relation to my conduct as liquidator which is
likely to give rise to any liability to the subject corporation or any
creditor or contributory [except as disclosed in this
affidavit]’,
(b) ‘I am not aware of any claim made by any person that there
has been any such act or default [except as disclosed in this
affidavit]’.
(5) The liquidator must file with, or annex to, the supporting
affidavit:(a) a statement of the financial position of the company at the date
when the interlocutory process seeking release was filed,
(b) a summary of the liquidator’s receipts and payments in
(6) Unless the Court otherwise orders, the liquidator must serve by
prepaid post, on each creditor who has proved a debt in the course of the
winding up, and on each contributory, a copy of the interlocutory process
accompanied by:(a) a copy of the summary of the liquidator’s receipts and
payments in winding up the company, and
(b) a copy of the statement of the financial position of the company
at the date when the interlocutory process seeking release was
13(1) A creditor or contributory of a company who wishes to object to
the release of the liquidator of the company must, within 21 days after the
date of service of the interlocutory process seeking release:(a) file:(i) a notice of objection in accordance with Form 13,
(ii) if appropriate, an affidavit stating any facts relied on,
(b) serve a copy of the notice and the affidavit (if any) on the
(2) If the liquidator is served with a notice of objection by a
creditor or contributory, the liquidator must, within 3 days after being
served, serve on the creditor or contributory a copy of the affidavit
supporting the interlocutory process.7.7 Report on accounts of liquidator (Corporations Act s
481)(1) If the Court orders that a report on the accounts of a liquidator
be prepared under subsection 481 (1) of the Corporations Act, the liquidator
must give to the auditor appointed to prepare the report all information,
books and vouchers required to prepare the report.(2) On completing the report, the auditor must:(a) file a copy of the report in a sealed envelope that is marked with
the title and number of the proceeding and the words ‘Auditor’s
report under subsection 481 (1) of the Corporations
Act 2001’, and
(b) serve a copy of the report on the liquidator,
(3) Except with the leave of the Court, a report is not available for
inspection by any person except the liquidator or
ASIC.7.8 Application for payment of call (Corporations Act s 483
(3) (b))—Form 14The affidavit in support of an application by the liquidator of a
company, under paragraph 483 (3) (b) of the Corporations Act, for an order for
the payment of a call must be in accordance with Form
14.7.9 Distribution of surplus by liquidator with special leave
of the Court (Corporations Act s 488 (2))—Form 15(1) The affidavit in support of an application for special leave to
distribute a surplus must state how the liquidator intends to distribute the
surplus including the name and address of each person to whom the liquidator
intends to distribute any part of the surplus.(2) At least 14 days before the date fixed for hearing of the
application, the liquidator must publish a notice of the
application.(3) The notice must be:(a) in accordance with Form 15, and
(Corporations Act s 488)Subject to the Corporations Act, the Corporations Regulations,
these Rules, and any order of the Court, the powers and duties conferred or
imposed on the Court by Part 5.4B of the Corporations Act in respect of the
matters mentioned in subsection 488 (1) of the Corporations Act may be
exercised or performed by a liquidator appointed by the Court as an officer of
the Court and subject to the control of the Court.7.11 Inquiry into conduct of liquidator (Corporations Act s
536 (1) and (2))(1) A complaint to the Court under paragraph 536 (1) (b) of the
Corporations Act must be made:(a) in the case of a winding up by the Court—by an interlocutory
process seeking an inquiry, and
(b) in the case of a voluntary winding up—by an originating
process seeking an inquiry.
(2) A report to the Court by ASIC under subsection 536 (2) of the
Corporations Act must be made:(a) in the case of a winding up by the Court—by filing:(i) an interlocutory process seeking orders under the subsection,
(ii) a written report in a sealed envelope that is marked with the
title and number of the proceeding, and
(b) in the case of a voluntary winding up—by filing:(i) an originating process seeking orders under the subsection,
title of the proceeding and provision for its
(3) The contents of a report filed under subrule (2) need not, at the
time of filing, be verified by an affidavit.(4) Except with the leave of the Court, a report made under subsection
536 (2) of the Corporations Act is not available for inspection by any person
except the liquidator or ASIC.(5) In this rule:liquidator includes a
provisional liquidator.Division 8 Special managers (Corporations Act Part
5.4B)8.1 Application for appointment of special manager
(Corporations Act s 484)(1) An application by a liquidator for the appointment of a special
manager in relation to a company must state the powers which, in the
liquidator’s opinion, should be entrusted by the Court to the special
manager.(2) The supporting affidavit must state:(a) the circumstances making it proper that a special manager be
appointed, and
(b) details of the remuneration proposed to be paid to the special
(c) whether any committee of inspection in the winding up, or a
meeting of creditors, has approved the appointment of a special
484)(1) The Court may, from time to time, direct that the amount of
security given by a special manager be varied.(2) Unless the Court otherwise directs, the costs of furnishing the
security given by a special manager in respect of a particular winding
up:(a) are the personal expenses of the special manager,
(b) must not be charged against the property of the company as an
expense incurred in the winding up.
(Corporations Act s 484)(1) A special manager must give to the liquidator:(a) an account of the special manager’s receipts and payments,
(b) a statutory declaration verifying the
(2) If the liquidator approves the account, the liquidator must
include the total amounts of the special manager’s receipts and payments
in the liquidator’s accounts.Division 9 Remuneration of office-holders9.1 Remuneration of receiver (Corporations Act s 425
(1))—Form 16(1) This rule applies to an application by a receiver of property of a
corporation for an order under subsection 425 (1) of the Corporations Act
fixing the receiver’s remuneration.Note
1. Under paragraph 425 (2) (b) of the Corporations Act, the Court may
exercise its power to make an order fixing the remuneration of a receiver
appointed under an instrument even if the receiver has died, or has ceased to
act, before the making of the order or the application for the
2. The amendment to section 425 of the Corporations Act made by the
Corporations Amendment (Insolvency) Act
2007of the Commonwealth applies in relation to a receiver
appointed on or after 31 December 2007—see Corporations Act s 1480
(5).(2) At least 21 days before filing an originating process, or
interlocutory process, seeking the order, the receiver must serve a notice in
accordance with Form 16 of the receiver’s intention to apply for the
order, and a copy of any affidavit on which the receiver intends to rely, on
the following persons:(a) the person who appointed the receiver,
(b) any creditor holding security over all or any of the same property
of the corporation (except if the creditor is the person who appointed the
receiver),
(c) any administrator, liquidator or provisional liquidator of the
(d) any administrator of a deed of company arrangement executed by the
(e) if there is no person of the kind mentioned in paragraph (c) or
(d):(i) each of the 5 largest (measured by amount of debt) unsecured
creditors of the corporation, and
(ii) each member of the corporation whose shareholding represents at
least 10 per cent of the issued capital of the
(3) Within 21 days after the last service of the documents mentioned
in subrule (2), any creditor or contributory, or any person mentioned in
paragraph (2) (c), (d) or (e), may give to the receiver a notice of objection
to the remuneration claimed, stating the grounds of
objection.(4) If the receiver does not receive a notice of objection within the
period mentioned in subrule (3):(a) the receiver may file an affidavit, made after the end of that
period, in support of the originating process, or interlocutory process,
seeking the order stating:(i) the date, or dates, when the notice and affidavit required to be
served under subrule (2) were served, and
(ii) that the receiver has not received any notice of objection to the
remuneration claimed within the period mentioned in subrule (3),
(b) the receiver may endorse the originating process, or interlocutory
process, with a request that the application be dealt with in the absence of
the public and without any attendance by, or on behalf of, the receiver,
(5) If the receiver receives a notice of objection within the period
mentioned in subrule (3), the receiver must serve a copy of the originating
process, or interlocutory process, seeking the order on each creditor or
contributory, or other person, who has given a notice of
objection.(6) An affidavit in support of the originating process, or
interlocutory process, seeking the order must:(a) include evidence of the matters mentioned in subsection 425 (8) of
(b) state the nature of the work performed or likely to be performed
by the receiver, and
(c) state the amount of remuneration claimed, and
(d) include a summary of the receipts taken and payments made by the
(e) state particulars of any objection of which the receiver has
received notice, and
(f) if the receivership is continuing—give details of any
matters delaying the completion of the
(Corporations Act s 449E (1) (c) and (1A) (c))—Form 16(1) This rule applies to an application by the administrator of a
company under administration, or of a deed of company arrangement, for an
order under paragraph 449E (1) (c) or (1A) (c) of the Corporations Act
determining the administrator’s remuneration.(2) At least 21 days before filing an originating process, or
interlocutory process, seeking the order, the administrator must serve a
notice in accordance with Form 16 of the administrator’s intention to
apply for the order, and a copy of any affidavit on which the administrator
intends to rely, on the following persons:(a) each creditor who was present, in person or by proxy at any
(b) each member of any committee of creditors or committee of
(c) if there is no committee of creditors or committee of inspection,
and no meeting of creditors has been convened and held, each of the 5 largest
(measured by amount of debt) creditors of the company,
(d) each member of the company whose shareholding represents at least
10% of the issued capital of the company.
in subrule (2), any creditor or contributory may give to the administrator a
notice of objection to the remuneration claimed, stating the grounds of
objection.(4) If the administrator does not receive a notice of objection within
the period mentioned in subrule (3):(a) the administrator may file an affidavit, made after the end of
that period, in support of the originating process, or interlocutory process,
(ii) that the administrator has not received any notice of objection to
the remuneration claimed within the period mentioned in subrule (3),
(b) the administrator may endorse the originating process, or
interlocutory process, with a request that the application be dealt with in
the absence of the public and without any attendance by, or on behalf of, the
(5) If the administrator receives a notice of objection within the
period mentioned in subrule (3), the administrator must serve a copy of the
originating process, or interlocutory process, seeking the order on each
creditor or contributory who has given a notice of
interlocutory process, seeking the order must:(a) include evidence of the matters mentioned in subsection 449E (4)
of the Corporations Act, and
by the administrator, and
(e) state particulars of any objection of which the administrator has
(f) if the administration is continuing—give details of any
Act s 449E (2))(1) This rule applies to an application for review of the amount of
the remuneration of an administrator under subsection 449E (2) of the
Corporations Act.Note. The amendment to section 449E of the Corporations Act made by the
2007 of the Commonwealth applies in relation to an
administrator appointed on or after 31 December 2007—see Corporations
Act s 1480 (6).(2) The application may be made only after the remuneration has been
determined under paragraph 449E (1) (a) or (b) or paragraphs 449E (1A) (a) or
(b) of the Corporations Act.(3) At least 21 days before filing the originating process or the
interlocutory process applying for a review, the plaintiff or applicant must
serve a notice, in accordance with Form 16A, of intention to apply for the
review and a copy of any affidavit on which the plaintiff or applicant intends
to rely (other than an affidavit required by subrule (9)), on the following
persons:(a) if there is a committee of creditors or a committee of
inspection—each member of the committee,
(b) if the remuneration of the administrator was determined by the
creditors—each creditor who was present, in person or by proxy, at the
meeting of creditors at which the remuneration was
(c) each member of the company whose shareholding represents at least
(4) Within 21 days after the last service of the documents mentioned
in subrule (3), any person on whom the notice has been served may serve on the
plaintiff or applicant a notice:(a) stating the person’s intention to appear at the hearing of
the applicant for review, and
(b) setting out the issues that the person seeks to raise before the
(5) A person mentioned in subrule (3) is entitled to be heard on the
application for review, but only (unless the Court otherwise orders) if the
person has served on the plaintiff or applicant a notice in accordance with
subrule (4).(6) If the plaintiff or applicant is served with a notice in
accordance with subrule (4), the plaintiff or applicant must serve a copy of
the originating process or interlocutory process applying for the review on
each person who has served such a notice.(7) The administrator must file an affidavit stating the following
matters:(a) the matters mentioned in subsection 449E (4) of the Corporations
(b) the nature of the work performed or likely to be performed by the
(c) the amount of remuneration claimed by the administrator if that
amount is different from the amount of remuneration that has been
(d) a summary of the receipts taken and payments made by the
(e) particulars of any objection to the remuneration as determined, of
which the administrator has received notice,
(f) if the administration is continuing—details of any matters
delaying the completion of the administration.
(8) The affidavit mentioned in subrule (7) must annex a copy of the
report that the administrator was required to prepare before remuneration was
determined.(9) The plaintiff or applicant must:(a) file an affidavit stating whether any notice or notices under
subrule (4) has or have been served, and
(b) annex or exhibit to the affidavit a copy of any such
s 473 (2))—Form 16(1) This rule applies to an application by a provisional liquidator of
a company for an order under subsection 473 (2) of the Corporations Act
determining the provisional liquidator’s
remuneration.(2) The application must be made by interlocutory process in the
winding up proceeding.(3) At least 21 days before filing the interlocutory process seeking
the order, the provisional liquidator must serve a notice in accordance with
Form 16 of the provisional liquidator’s intention to apply for the
order, and a copy of any affidavit on which the provisional liquidator intends
to rely, on the following persons:(a) any liquidator (except the provisional liquidator) of the
(b) each member of any committee of inspection or, if there is no
committee of inspection, each of the 5 largest (measured by amount of debt)
creditors of the company,
10 per cent of the issued capital of the company.
in subrule (3), the liquidator, or any creditor or contributory, may give to
the provisional liquidator a notice of objection to the remuneration claimed,
stating the grounds of objection.(5) If the provisional liquidator does not receive a notice of
objection within the period mentioned in subrule (4):(a) the provisional liquidator may file an affidavit, made after the
end of that period, in support of the interlocutory process seeking the order
stating:(i) the date, or dates, when the notice and affidavit required to be
served under subrule (3) were served, and
(ii) that the provisional liquidator has not received any notice of
objection to the remuneration claimed within the period mentioned in subrule
(4), and
(b) the provisional liquidator may endorse the interlocutory process
with a request that the application be dealt with in the absence of the public
and without any attendance by, or on behalf of, the provisional liquidator,
(6) If the provisional liquidator receives a notice of objection
within the period mentioned in subrule (4), the provisional liquidator must
serve a copy of the interlocutory process seeking the order:(a) on each creditor or contributory who has given a notice of
objection, and
(7) An affidavit in support of the interlocutory process seeking the
order must:(a) state the nature of the work performed or likely to be performed
by the provisional liquidator, and
(b) state the amount of remuneration claimed, and
(c) include a summary of the receipts taken and payments made by the
provisional liquidator, and
(d) state particulars of any objection of which the provisional
liquidator has received notice, and
(e) if the winding up proceeding has not been determined—give
details of:(i) any reasons known to the provisional liquidator why the winding up
proceeding has not been determined, and
(ii) any reasons why the provisional liquidator’s remuneration
should be determined before the determination of the winding up
(8) The affidavit must also provide evidence of the matters mentioned
in subsection 473 (10) of the Corporations Act:(a) to the extent that they may be relevant to a provisional
liquidator, and
(b) as if references in that subsection to “liquidator”
were references to “provisional
liquidator”.
(Corporations Act s 473 (3) (b) (ii))(1) This rule applies to an application by a liquidator of a company
for an order under subparagraph 473 (3) (b) (ii) of the Corporations Act
determining the liquidator’s remuneration.Note. The amendment to section 473 of the Corporations Act made by the
2007 of the Commonwealth applies in relation to a liquidator
(7).(2) The application:(a) must be made by interlocutory process in the winding up
(b) must not be made until after the date of the meeting of creditors
mentioned in subsection 473 (4) of the Corporations
(3) At least 21 days before filing the interlocutory process seeking
the order, the liquidator must serve a notice in accordance with Form 16 of
the liquidator’s intention to apply for the order, and a copy of any
affidavit on which the liquidator intends to rely, on the following
persons:(a) each creditor who was present, in person or by proxy, at any
meeting of creditors at which the remuneration of the liquidator was
(b) each member of any committee of inspection,
(c) if there is no committee of inspection, and no meeting of
creditors has been convened and held—each of the 5 largest (measured by
amount of debt) creditors of the company,
in subrule (3), any creditor or contributory may give to the liquidator a
objection.(5) If the liquidator does not receive a notice of objection within
the period mentioned in subrule (4):(a) the liquidator may file an affidavit, made after the end of that
period, in support of the interlocutory process seeking the order
(ii) that the liquidator has not received any notice of objection to
the remuneration claimed within the period mentioned in subrule (4),
(b) the liquidator may endorse the interlocutory process with a
request that the application be dealt with in the absence of the public and
without any attendance by, or on behalf of, the liquidator,
(6) If the liquidator receives a notice of objection within the period
mentioned in subrule (4), the liquidator must serve a copy of the
interlocutory process seeking the order on each creditor or contributory who
has given a notice of objection.(7) An affidavit in support of the interlocutory process seeking the
order must:(a) include evidence of the matters mentioned in subsection 473 (10)
by the liquidator, and
(e) state particulars of any objection of which the liquidator has
(f) if the winding up is continuing—give details of any matters
delaying the completion of the winding up.
473 (5) and (6) and s 504 (1))(1) This rule applies to an application for review of the amount of
the remuneration of a liquidator under subsection 473 (5) or (6) or 504 (1) of
the Corporations Act.Note. The amendment to section 504 of the Corporations Act made by the
(7).(2) The application may only be made after remuneration has been
determined under paragraph 473 (3) (a) or subparagraph 473 (3) (b) (i), or
fixed under subsection 495 (1) or subsection 499 (3), of the Corporations
Act.(3) At least 21 days before filing the originating process or
persons:(a) if there is a committee of inspection—each member of the
(b) if the remuneration of the liquidator was determined or fixed by
the creditors—each creditor who was present, in person or by proxy, at
the meeting of creditors at which the remuneration was determined or
the application for review, and
each person who has served such a notice.(7) The liquidator must file an affidavit stating the following
matters:(a) for an application under subsection 473 (5) or (6) of the
Corporations Act—the matters mentioned in subsection 473 (10) of the
(b) for an application under subsection 504 (1) of the Corporations
Act—the matters mentioned in subsection 504 (2) of the Corporations
(c) the nature of the work performed or likely to be performed by the
(d) the amount of remuneration claimed by the liquidator if the amount
is different from the amount of remuneration that has been determined or
(e) a summary of the receipts taken and payments made by the
(f) particulars of any objection to the remuneration as determined or
fixed of which the liquidator has received notice,
(g) if the winding up is continuing—details of any matters
(8) The affidavit under subrule (7) must annex a copy of the report
that the liquidator was required to prepare before remuneration was determined
or fixed.Note. For the requirement to prepare a report, see subsections 473 (11),
473 (12), 495 (5), 499 (6) and 499 (7) of the Corporations
Act.(9) The plaintiff or applicant must:(a) file an affidavit stating whether any notice or notices under
(2))—Form 16(1) This rule applies to an application by a special manager of the
property or business of a company for an order under subsection 484 (2) of the
Corporations Act fixing the special manager’s
the order, the special manager must serve a notice in accordance with Form 16
of the special manager’s intention to apply for the order, and a copy of
any affidavit on which the special manager intends to rely, on the following
persons:(a) the liquidator of the company,
inspection or, if there is no committee of creditors or committee of
inspection, each of the 5 largest (measured by amount of debt) creditors of
the special manager a notice of objection to the remuneration claimed, stating
the grounds of objection.(5) If the special manager does not receive a notice of objection
within the period mentioned in subrule (4):(a) the special manager may file an affidavit, made after the end of
that period, in support of the interlocutory process seeking the order
(ii) that the special manager has not received any notice of objection
to the remuneration claimed within the period mentioned in subrule (4),
(b) the special manager may endorse the interlocutory process with a
without any attendance by, or on behalf of, the special manager,
(6) If the special manager receives a notice of objection within the
period mentioned in subrule (4), the special manager must serve a copy of the
interlocutory process seeking the order:(a) on each creditor or contributory who has given a notice of
(7) The affidavit in support of the interlocutory process seeking the
by the special manager, and
special manager, and
(d) state particulars of any objection of which the special manager
has received notice, and
(e) if the special management is continuing—give details of any
matters delaying the completion of the special
Division 10 Winding up generally10.1 Determination of value of debts or claims (Corporations
Act s 554A (2))A reference to the Court by a liquidator of a company under
paragraph 554A (2) (b) of the Corporations Act must be made:(a) in the case of a winding up by the Court—by filing an
interlocutory process seeking an order estimating, or determining a method for
working out, the value of the debt or claim, and
(b) in the case of a voluntary winding up—by filing an
originating process seeking an order estimating, or determining a method for
working out, the value of the debt or claim.
(1A))(1) The affidavit in support of an application by a liquidator, under
section 568 (1A) of the Corporations Act, for leave to disclaim a contract in
relation to a company must:(a) specify the persons interested, and their interests, under the
(b) state the facts on which it is submitted that the contract should
be disclaimed.
(2) The liquidator must serve the affidavit on each party to the
contract (except the company) and on any person interested in the
contract.10.3 Winding up Part 5.7 bodies (Corporations Act s 583, s
585) and registered schemes (Corporations Act s 601ND)These Rules apply, with any necessary adaptations, and in the same
way as they apply to a company, in relation to the winding up of a Part 5.7
body or a registered scheme.Division 11 Examinations and orders (Corporations Act Part
5.9, Divisions 1 and 2)11.1 Definition for Division 11In this Division:examination
summons means a summons under section 596A or 596B of the
Corporations Act for the examination of a person about a corporation’s
examinable affairs.11.2 Application for examination or investigation under s 411
(9) (b), s 423 or s 536 (3) of the Corporations Act(1) An application for an order for the examination or investigation
of a person under paragraph 411 (9) (b), section 423 or subsection 536 (3) of
the Corporations Act may be made by:(a) ASIC, or
(b) a person authorised by ASIC, or
(c) a creditor or contributory, or
(d) any other person aggrieved by the conduct of:(i) a person appointed to administer a compromise or arrangement,
(ii) a controller, or
(2) The application may be made without notice to any
person.(3) The provisions of this Division that apply to an examination under
Division 1 of Part 5.9 of the Corporations Act apply, with any necessary
adaptations, to an examination or an investigation under paragraph 411 (9)
(b), section 423 or subsection 536 (3) of the Corporations
Act.11.3 Application for examination summons (Corporations Act s
596A, s 596B)—Form 17(1) An application for the issue of an examination summons must be
made by filing an interlocutory process or an originating process, as the case
requires.(2) The application may be made without notice to any
person.(3) The originating process, or interlocutory process, seeking the
issue of the examination summons must be:(a) supported by an affidavit stating the facts in support of the
(b) accompanied by a draft examination
(4) The originating process, or interlocutory process, and supporting
affidavit must be filed in a sealed envelope marked, as appropriate:(a) ‘Application and supporting affidavit for issue of summons
for examination under section 596A of the Corporations Act 2001’,
(b) ‘Application and supporting affidavit for issue of summons
for examination under section 596B of the Corporations Act
2001’.
(5) If the application is not made by the liquidator, the liquidator
must be given notice of the application and, if required by the liquidator,
served with a copy of the originating process, or interlocutory process, and
the supporting affidavit.(6) If the application is not made by ASIC, ASIC must be given notice
of the application and, if required by ASIC, served with a copy of the
originating process, or interlocutory process, and the supporting
affidavit.(7) Unless the Court otherwise orders, an affidavit in support of an
application for an examination summons is not available for inspection by any
person.(8) An examination summons must be in accordance with Form
17.11.4 Service of examination summonsAn examination summons issued by the Court must be personally
served, or served in any other manner as the Court may direct, on the person
who is to be examined at least 8 days before the date fixed for the
examination.11.5 Discharge of examination summons(1) This rule applies if a person is served with an examination
summons.(2) Within 3 days after the person is served with the examination
summons, the person may apply to the Court for an order discharging the
summons by filing:(a) an interlocutory process seeking an order discharging the summons,
(b) an affidavit stating the facts in support of the interlocutory
(3) As soon as practicable after filing the interlocutory process
seeking the order and the supporting affidavit, the person must serve a copy
of the interlocutory process and the supporting affidavit on:(a) the person who applied for the examination,
(b) unless that person is ASIC or a person authorised by
ASIC—ASIC.
(13))If the Court makes an order in relation to an examination under
subsection 597 (13) of the Corporations Act, the Court may give directions for
the filing of the written record of the examination.11.7 Authentication of transcript of examination
(Corporations Act s 597 (14))For the purposes of subsection 597 (14) of the Corporations Act, a
transcript of an examination may be authenticated:(a) by the person, or persons, who prepared the record of examination,
or under whose supervision the record was prepared, certifying in writing
signed by the person or persons, that the record is a true transcript of the
record of examination, or
(b) by any person present at the examination, or any part of the
examination, signing the person’s name at the bottom of each page of the
written record that records a part of the examination at which the person was
investigation under s 411, s 423 or s 536 of the Corporations Act(1) A written record or transcript of an examination or investigation
under section 411, 423 or 536 is not available for inspection by any person
except:(a) with the consent of the liquidator (if any) or ASIC,
(2) This rule does not apply to the liquidator, ASIC or any person
authorised by ASIC.11.9 Entitlement to record or transcript of examination held
in public(1) This rule applies if:(a) an examination under section 597 of the Corporations Act is held
wholly or partly in public, and
(b) a written record or transcript of the examination is filed in the
(2) The person examined may apply to the Registrar, within 3 years
after the date of completion of the examination, for a copy of the record or
transcript of the part of the examination of the person held in
public.(3) On receiving an application from a person under subrule (2), and
any applicable fee, the Registrar must give a copy of the record or transcript
to the person.11.10 Default in relation to examination(1) This rule applies if a person is summoned or ordered by the Court
to attend for examination, and:(a) without reasonable cause, the person:(i) fails to attend at the time and place appointed,
(ii) fails to attend from day to day until the conclusion of the
(iii) refuses or fails to take an oath or make an affirmation,
(iv) refuses or fails to answer a question that the Court directs the
person to answer, or
(v) refuses or fails to produce books that the summons requires the
person to produce, or
(vi) fails to comply with a requirement by the Court to sign a written
record of the examination, or
(b) before the day fixed for the examination, the person who applied
for the summons or order satisfies the Court that there is reason to believe
that the person summoned or ordered to attend for examination has absconded or
is about to abscond.
(2) The Court may:(a) issue a warrant for the arrest of the person summoned or ordered
to attend for examination, and
(b) make any other orders that the Court thinks just or
598)(1) This rule applies to a person applying for an order under section
598 of the Corporations Act.(2) In addition to complying with rules 2.7 and 2.8, the person must
serve a copy of the originating process, or interlocutory process, as the case
requires, and the supporting affidavit on any liquidator or provisional
liquidator (except if the person is the liquidator or provisional liquidator)
of the corporation or body.Note. Under rule 2.7, a plaintiff must serve a copy of the originating
process, and any supporting affidavit, on a defendant to the proceeding and,
if necessary, on the corporation to which the proceeding relates; and an
applicant must serve a copy of an interlocutory process, and any supporting
affidavit, on a respondent to the proceeding and, if necessary, on the
corporation to which the proceeding relates. In certain cases, these documents
may also be required to be served on ASIC—see rule
2.8.Division 11A Warrants (Corporations Act s 486B and Part 5.4B,
Division 3, Subdivision B)11A.1 Arrest of person (Corporations Act s 486B)—Form
17A(1) An application for the issue of a warrant under subsection 486B
(1) of the Corporations Act for the arrest of a person must state the grounds
for the issue of the warrant.(2) The application must be accompanied by an affidavit stating the
facts in support of the application.(3) The warrant must be in accordance with Form
17A.(4) If a person is arrested under the warrant, the person who carried
out the arrest must immediately give notice of the arrest to the
Registrar.Note. Sections 489A to 489E of the Corporations Act, inserted by the
2007 of the Commonwealth, apply in relation to a warrant
issued on or after 31 December 2007—see Corporations Act s 1481
(3).Division 12 Takeovers, acquisitions of shares etc
7)12.1 Service on ASIC in relation to proceedings under Chapter
6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D or 7 of the Corporations ActIf ASIC is not a party to an application made under Chapter 6, 6A,
6B, 6C, 6D or 7 of the Corporations Act, the plaintiff must serve a copy of
the originating process and the supporting affidavit on ASIC as soon as
practicable after filing the originating process.12.1A Reference to Court of question of law arising in
proceeding before Takeovers Panel (Corporations Act s 659A)Part 6 Division 8 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005
applies, with any necessary adaptations, to a reference of a question of law
arising in a proceeding before the Takeovers Panel to the Court under section
659A of the Corporations Act.12.1B Notification to Court where proceeding is commenced
before end of takeover bid period (Corporations Act s 659B)(1) This rule applies to a party to a proceeding who suspects or
becomes aware that:(a) the proceeding was commenced in relation to a takeover bid, or
proposed takeover bid, before the end of the bid period,
(b) the proceeding falls within the definition of court
proceedings in relation to a takeover bid or proposed takeover bid
in subsection 659B (4) of the Corporations Act.
(2) The party identified in subrule (1) must, immediately on
suspecting or becoming aware of the matters mentioned in subrule (1), notify
any other party to the proceeding and the Court of that suspicion or
knowledge.(3) The party must comply with subrule (2) unless any other party to
the proceeding has given a notice under this rule to the
party.12.2 Application for summons for appearance of person
(Corporations Act s 1071D (4))—Form 18(1) An application for the issue of a summons under subsection 1071D
(4) of the Corporations Act must be made by filing an originating process or
an interlocutory process.(2) The application may be made ex parte.(3) The originating process, or interlocutory process, seeking the
issue of the summons must be:(a) supported by an affidavit stating the facts in support of the
(4) Unless the Court otherwise orders, a summons issued under this
rule is to be in accordance with Form 18.12.3 Application for orders relating to refusal to register
transfer or transmission of securities (Corporations Act s 1071F)As soon as practicable after filing an originating process under
section 1071F of the Corporations Act, the plaintiff must serve a copy of the
originating process and the supporting affidavit on:(a) the company, and
(b) any person against whom an order is
9.5)14.1 Appeal from act, omission or decision of administrator,
receiver or liquidator, etc (Corporations Act s 554A, s 1321)(1) All appeals to the Court authorised by the Corporations Act must
be commenced by an originating process, or interlocutory process,
stating:(a) the act, omission or decision complained of,
(b) in the case of an appeal against a decision—whether the
whole or part only and, if part only, which part of the decision is complained
(c) the grounds on which the complaint is
(2) Unless the Corporations Act or the Corporations Regulations
otherwise provide, the originating process, or interlocutory process, must be
filed within:(a) 21 days after the date of the act, omission or decision appealed
(3) The Court may extend the time for filing the originating process,
or interlocutory process, either before or after the time for filing expires
and whether or not the application for extension is made before the time
expires.(4) As soon as practicable after filing the originating process, or
interlocutory process, and, in any case, at least 5 days before the date fixed
for hearing, the person instituting the appeal must serve a copy of the
originating process, or interlocutory process, and any supporting affidavit,
on each person directly affected by the appeal.(5) As soon as practicable after being served with a copy of the
originating process, or interlocutory process, and any supporting affidavit, a
person whose act, omission or decision is being appealed against must file an
affidavit:(a) stating the basis on which the act, omission or decision was done
or made, and
(b) annexing or exhibiting a copy of all relevant documents that have
not been put in evidence by the person instituting the
Division 15 Proceedings under the ASIC Act15.1 Reference to Court of question of law arising at hearing
of ASIC (ASIC Act s 61)Part 6 Division 8 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005
arising at a hearing by ASIC to the Court under section 61 of the ASIC
Act.15.2 (Repealed)15.3 Application for inquiry (ASIC Act s 70, s 201, s
219)An application for an inquiry under subsection 70 (3), 201 (3) or
219 (7) of the ASIC Act must be made by filing an originating process seeking
an inquiry and orders under the relevant subsection.Division 15A Proceedings under the Cross-Border Insolvency
Act15A.1 Application of this Division and other rules of the
CourtUnless the Court otherwise orders:(a) this Division applies to a proceeding in the Court, under the
Cross-Border Insolvency Act, involving a debtor other than an individual,
(b) the rules in the other Divisions of these Rules, and the other
rules of the Court, apply to a proceeding in the Court under the Cross-Border
Insolvency Act if they are relevant and not inconsistent with this
Note. See rule 1.5 for definitions of Cross-Border
Insolvency Act and Model
Law.15A.2 Expressions used in the Cross-Border Insolvency
Act(1) Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression that is used
in this Division and in the Cross-Border Insolvency Act, whether or not a
particular meaning is given to the expression by the Cross-Border Insolvency
Act, has the same meaning in this Division as it has in the Cross-Border
Insolvency Act.Note. The following expressions used in this Division (including in the
notes to this Division) are defined in the Model Law as having the following
meanings:establishment
means any place of operations where the debtor carries out a non-transitory
economic activity with human means and goods or services.foreign court
means a judicial or other authority competent to control or supervise a
foreign proceeding.foreign main
proceeding means a foreign proceeding taking place in the State
where the debtor has the centre of its main interests.foreign
non-main proceeding means a foreign proceeding, other than a foreign
main proceeding, taking place in a State where the debtor has an establishment
within the meaning of subparagraph (f) of the present article.foreign
proceeding means a collective judicial or administrative proceeding
in a foreign State, including an interim proceeding, pursuant to a law
relating to insolvency in which proceeding the assets and affairs of the
debtor are subject to control or supervision by a foreign court, for the
purpose of reorganization or liquidation.foreign
representative means a person or body, including one appointed on an
interim basis, authorized in a foreign proceeding to administer the
reorganization or the liquidation of the debtor’s assets or affairs or
to act as a representative of the foreign proceeding.(2) This Division is to be interpreted in a manner that gives effect
to the Cross-Border Insolvency Act.15A.3 Application for recognition(1) An application by a foreign representative for recognition of a
foreign proceeding under article 15 of the Model Law must be made by filing an
originating process in accordance with Form 2.(2) The originating process must:(a) be accompanied by the statements referred to in article 15 of the
Model Law and in section 13 of the Cross-Border Insolvency Act,
(b) name the foreign representative as the plaintiff and the debtor as
the defendant, and
(c) be accompanied by an affidavit verifying the matters mentioned in
paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 15 of the Model Law and in section 13 of the
(3) When filing the originating process, the foreign representative
must file, but need not serve, an interlocutory process seeking directions as
to service, and the Court may give any directions about service, and make any
incidental order, that it thinks just.(4) The plaintiff must serve a copy of the originating process and the
other documents mentioned in subrule (2):(a) unless the Court otherwise orders, in accordance with subrule 2.7
(b) on any other persons the Court may direct at the hearing of the
interlocutory process.
(5) A person who intends to appear before the Court at the hearing of
an application for recognition must file and serve the documents mentioned in
rule 2.9.15A.4 Application for provisional relief under article 19 of
the Model Law(1) Any application by the plaintiff for provisional relief under
article 19 of the Model Law must be made by filing an interlocutory process in
accordance with Form 3.(2) Unless the Court otherwise orders, the interlocutory process and
any supporting affidavit must be served in accordance with subrule 2.7
(2).15A.5 Official liquidator’s consent to actIf an application is made for an order:(a) under article 19 or 21 of the Model Law to entrust the
administration or realisation of all or part of the debtor’s assets to a
person designated by the Court (other than the foreign representative),
(b) under article 21 to entrust the distribution of all or part of the
debtor’s assets to a person designated by the Court (other than the
foreign representative),
then, unless the Court otherwise orders, the person must:(c) be an official liquidator, and
(d) have filed a Consent to Act, in accordance with Form 19, that
specifies an address for service for the person within
recognition(1) Unless the Court otherwise orders, the plaintiff in a proceeding
mentioned in rule 15A.3 must:(a) send a notice of the filing of the application in accordance with
Form 20 to each person whose claim to be a creditor of the defendant is known
to the plaintiff, and
(b) publish a notice of the filing of the application for recognition
of a foreign proceeding in accordance with Form 20, in accordance with rule
(2) The Court may direct the plaintiff to publish a notice in
accordance with Form 20 in a daily newspaper circulating generally in any
State or Territory not described in rule 2.11.15A.7 Notice of order for recognition, withdrawal
etc(1) If the Court makes an order for recognition of a foreign
proceeding under article 17 of the Model Law, or makes any order under article
19 or 21 of the Model Law, the plaintiff must, as soon as practicable after
the order is made, do all of the following:(a) have the order entered,
(b) serve a copy of the entered order on the
(c) send a notice of the making of the order in accordance with Form
21 to each person whose claim to be a creditor of the defendant is known to
(d) publish a notice of the making of the order in accordance with
Form 21, in accordance with rule 2.11.
(2) The Court may direct the plaintiff to publish the notice in
accordance with Form 21 in a daily newspaper circulating generally in any
State or Territory not described in rule 2.11.(3) If the application for recognition is withdrawn or dismissed, the
plaintiff must, as soon as practicable, do all of the following:(a) for a dismissal, have the order of dismissal
(b) serve a copy of the entered order of dismissal or notice of the
withdrawal, on the defendant,
(c) send a notice of the dismissal or withdrawal in accordance with
Form 22 to each person whose claim to be a creditor of the defendant is known
to the plaintiff,
(d) publish a notice of the dismissal or withdrawal in accordance with
Form 22, in accordance with rule 2.11.
(4) The Court may direct the plaintiff to publish the notice in
accordance with Form 22 in a daily newspaper circulating generally in any
State or Territory not described in rule 2.11.15A.8 Relief after recognition(1) If the Court has made an order for recognition of a foreign
proceeding, any application by the plaintiff for relief under paragraph 1 of
article 21 of the Model Law must be made by filing an interlocutory process,
and any supporting affidavit, in accordance with Form
3.(2) Unless the Court otherwise orders, an interlocutory process under
subrule (1) and any supporting affidavit must be served, in accordance with
subrule 2.7 (2), but on the following persons:(a) the defendant,
(b) any person that the Court directed be served with the originating
process by which the application for recognition was made,
(c) any other person that the Court
(3) A person who intends to appear before the Court at the hearing of
an application under subrule (1) must file and serve the documents mentioned
in rule 2.9.15A.9 Application to modify or terminate an order for
recognition or other relief(1) This rule applies to:(a) an application under paragraph 4 of article 17 of the Model Law
for an order modifying or terminating an order for recognition of a foreign
(b) an application under paragraph 3 of article 22 of the Model Law
for an order modifying or terminating relief granted under article 19 or 21 of
the Model Law.
(2) An application mentioned in subrule (1) must be made by filing an
interlocutory process in accordance with Form 3.(3) An interlocutory process for an application under subrule (1) and
any supporting affidavit must be served on:(a) for an applicant under paragraph (1) (a)—the defendant and
other persons who were served with, or filed a notice of appearance in
relation to, the application for recognition, and
(b) for an application under paragraph (1) (b)—the defendant and
relation to, the application for relief under article 19 or 21 of the Model
(4) Unless the Court otherwise orders, a plaintiff who applies for an
order under subrule (1) must:(a) send a notice of the filing of the application in accordance with
Form 23 to each person whose claim to be a creditor of the defendant is known
(b) publish a notice of the filing of the application in accordance
with Form 23, in accordance with rule 2.11.
(5) The Court may direct the applicant to publish the notice in
accordance with Form 23 in a daily newspaper circulating generally in any
State or Territory not described in rule 2.11.(6) A person who intends to appear before the Court at the hearing of
in rule 2.9.Division 16 Appeals from Registrars16.1 Appeal from registrar: winding up order(1) An appeal shall lie to the Court from a winding up order made
under the Corporations Act by a Registrar.(2) Part 49 Division 3 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005
shall apply, making such changes as it is necessary to make, to an appeal
under subrule (1).(3) For the purpose of the application of subrule (2), Part 49
Division 3 of the Uniform
Civil Procedure Rules 2005 shall be read as if:(a) “registrar” were substituted for “Associate
Judge” wherever occurring, and
(b) except in rule 49.11 (3), “rule 16.1 of the Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules
1999” were substituted for “this Division”
wherever occurring, and
(c) in rule 49.8 (1), “rule 16.1 of the Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules
1999” were substituted for “rule 49.4”,
(d) there were no reference to the District Court in rule 49.10
199917.1 Form for initiating proceeding(1) Subject to subrule (2) and any direction of the Court, a
proceeding for relief under section 7, 10 or 11 of the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act
1999 must be initiated by filing an originating
process.(2) If:(a) in a proceeding, the Federal Court of Australia has made an order
for the winding up of a company, and
(b) the order is an ineffective judgment within the meaning of the
an application under the Federal Courts
(State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 in relation to the winding up of
the company may be made by filing an interlocutory
process.(3) An interlocutory process filed under subrule (2) must state the
proceeding number of the Federal Court proceeding.Schedule 1 Forms(rule 1.6)Form 1 Document title(rule 2.1)IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES No. of
[year]DIVISION: [insert]REGISTRY: [insert]IN THE MATTER OF [full name of corporation to which the
proceeding relates and, if applicable, the words ‘(in
liquidation)’, ‘(receiver appointed)’, ‘(receiver and
manager appointed)’, ‘(controller acting)’, or
‘(administrator appointed)’]ABN or ACN or ARBN: [insert ABN or ACN or
ARBN]AB (and Others)Plaintiff(s)[list, in a schedule, any further plaintiffs]CD (and Others)Defendant(s)[list, in a schedule, any further
defendants]Form 2 Originating process(rules 2.2 and 15A.3)[Title]A. DETAILS OF APPLICATIONThis application is made under *section/*regulation
[number] of the *Corporations Act/*ASIC Act/*Cross-Border Insolvency
Act/*Corporations Regulations.[State briefly the nature of the proceeding, eg application for
winding-up on ground of insolvency, or complaint about a
receiver.]On the facts stated in the supporting affidavit(s), the plaintiff
claims:12etcANDDate:..............................Signature of plaintiff
orplaintiff’s legal practitionerThis application will be heard by ........................................ at [address of Court] at ..........*am/*pm on ..........B. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S) (IF
ANY)TO: [name and address of each defendant (if
any)].If you or your legal practitioner do not appear before the Court
at the time shown above, the application may be dealt with, and an order made,
in your absence. As soon after that time as the business of the Court will
allow, any of the following may happen:(a) the application may be heard and final relief
(b) directions may be given for the future conduct of the
(c) any interlocutory application may be
Before appearing before the Court, you must file a notice of
appearance, in the prescribed form, in the Registry and serve a copy of it on
the plaintiff.Note. Unless the Court otherwise orders, a defendant that is a
corporation must be represented at a hearing by a legal practitioner. It may
be represented at a hearing by a director of the corporation only if the Court
grants leave.C. APPLICATION FOR WINDING UP ON GROUND OF
INSOLVENCY[Complete this section if this originating process is seeking
an order that a company be wound up in insolvency on the ground that the
company has failed to comply with a statutory demand (see section 459Q of the
Corporations Act)][Set out particulars of service of the statutory demand on the
company and of the failure to comply with the demand][Attach to this originating process a copy of the statutory
demand and, if the demand has been varied by an order made under subsection
459H (4) of the Corporations Act because of a dispute or offsetting claim, a
copy of the order made under that subsection.][The affidavit in support of this originating process
must:(a) verify service of the demand on the company;
(b) verify the failure of the company to comply with the demand;
(c) state whether and, if so, to what extent the debt, or each of
the debts, to which the demand relates is still due and payable at the date
when the affidavit is made.]
Note 1. In an application for winding up in insolvency on the ground that
Rules).Note 2. An example of the affidavit in support of an application for
shown in Schedule 2 (Notes to these Rules).D. FILINGDate of filing: [date of filing to be entered by Court
officer]]This originating process is filed by [name] for the
plaintiff.E. SERVICEThe plaintiff’s address for service is [address of
plaintiff’s legal practitioner or of plaintiff].*It is not intended to serve a copy of this originating process on
any person.OR*It is intended to serve a copy of this originating process on
each defendant and on any person listed below:[name of defendant and any other person on whom a copy of the
originating process is to be served][Complete the following section if the time for service has
been abridged]The time by which a copy of this originating process is to be
served has been abridged by order made by [name of Judge or other Court
officer] on [date] to [time and date].* Omit if not applicableForm 3 Interlocutory process(rules 2.2, 15A.4, 15A.8 and 15A.9)[Title]A. DETAILS OF APPLICATIONThis application is made under *section/*regulation
Act/*Corporations Regulations.On the facts stated in the supporting affidavit(s), the applicant,
[name], applies for the following relief:12etcANDDate:..............................Signature of applicant making this
application orapplicant’s legal practitionerThis application will be heard by .............................. at [address of Court] at ..........*am/*pm on ..........B. NOTICE TO RESPONDENT(S) (IF
ANY)TO: [name and address of each respondent to this interlocutory
process (if any). If applicable, also state the respondent’s address for
service.]If you or your legal practitioner do not appear before the Court
in your absence.Before appearing before the Court, you must, except if you have
already done so or you are the plaintiff in this proceeding, file a notice of
the plaintiff in the originating process.Note. Unless the Court otherwise orders, a respondent that is a
grants leave.C. FILINGThis interlocutory process is filed by [name] for the
applicant.D. SERVICEThe applicant’s address for service is [address of
applicant’s legal practitioner or of applicant].*It is not intended to serve a copy of this interlocutory process
on any person.OR*It is intended to serve a copy of this interlocutory process on
each respondent and on any person listed below:[name of respondent and any other person on whom a copy of the
interlocutory process is to be served][Complete the following section if the time for service has
been abridged]The time by which a copy of this interlocutory process is to be
officer] on [date] to [time and date].* Omit if not applicableForm 4 Notice of appearance(rule 2.9)[Title]A. DETAILS OF PERSON INTENDING TO
APPEARNotice is given that [state full name and address],
[briefly state your interest in the proceeding, eg a creditor for $
(amount), or a contributory, of the corporation] intends to appear before
the Court at the hearing of the application to be heard at the Supreme Court
of New South Wales [address] on [date] and, if applicable, to
*oppose/*support the application.Note. Unless the Court otherwise orders, a company may not appear in or
defend proceedings otherwise than by a solicitor or by a director authorised
in accordance with rules 7.1 and 7.2 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules
2005.B. GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION TO WINDING
UP[Complete this section only if you are opposing an application
to wind up a company]The grounds on which I oppose the application for winding up
are:12etcC. SERVICE[This section must be completed]The address for service of the person giving this notice is
[address of person’s legal practitioner or of
person]...............................Signature of person giving
noticeor of person’s legal practitioner* Omit if not applicableForm 5 Notice of intervention by ASIC(rule 2.10)[Title]The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, whose
address for service is [address], intervenes in this
proceeding.Date:.........................Signed on behalf of
ASICName of signatory: [name].Capacity of signatory: [capacity].Form 6 Notice of hearing to approve compromise or
arrangement(rule 3.4)TO all the creditors and members of [name of
company].TAKE NOTICE that at ..........*am/*pm on ..........,
the Supreme Court of New South Wales at [address of Court] will hear an
application by [name of plaintiff] seeking the approval of a compromise
or arrangement between the above-named company and its *members/*creditors as
proposed by a resolution passed by the meeting of the *members/*creditors of
the company held on [date].[Complete this section if applicable]The proposed compromise or arrangement as passed by the meeting
was amended from the form of compromise or arrangement previously sent to you
in the following respects:[Set out the details of any amendment made at the
meeting]If you wish to oppose the approval of the compromise or
arrangement, you must file and serve on the plaintiff a notice of appearance,
in the prescribed form, together with any affidavit on which you wish to rely
at the hearing. The notice of appearance and affidavit must be served on the
plaintiff at its address for service at least 1 day before the date fixed for
the hearing of the application.[This section must be completed]The address for service of the plaintiff is [address of
plaintiff’s legal practitioner or of plaintiff].Name of person giving notice or of person’s legal
practitioner [name]* Omit if not applicableForm 7 Affidavit accompanying statutory
demand(rule 5.2)[Name of creditor(s)]Creditor(s)[Name of debtor company]Debtor companyI, [name] of [address and occupation], *say on
oath/*affirm:1 I am [state deponent’s relationship to the creditor(s),
eg, ‘the creditor’, ‘(name), one of the creditors’,
‘a director of the creditor’, ‘a director of (name), one of
the creditors’] in respect of *a debt of $ [amount]/*debts
totalling $ [amount] owed by [name of debtor company] to
*me/*us/*it/*them relating to [state nature of debt or debts, ensuring that
what is stated corresponds with the description of the debt or debts, to be
given in the proposed statutory demand, with which this affidavit is to be
served on the debtor company].
2 [If the deponent is not the creditor, state the facts entitling
the deponent to make the affidavit, eg ‘I am authorised by the
creditor(s) to make this affidavit on its/their
3 [State the source of the deponent’s knowledge of the
matters stated in the affidavit in relation to the debt or each of the debts,
eg ‘I am the person who, on behalf of the creditor(s), had the dealings
with the debtor company that gave rise to the debt’, ‘I have
inspected the business records of the creditor in relation to the debtor
company’s account with the creditor’].
4 *The debt/*The total of the amounts of the debts mentioned in
paragraph 1 of this affidavit is due and payable by the debtor
5 I believe that there is no genuine dispute about the existence or
amount of the *debt/*any of the debts.
*Sworn/*affirmed at: [place of swearing or affirmation] on
[date].........................Signature of
deponentBefore me:.........................Signature and designation
ofperson before whom deponentswears or affirms affidavit* Omit if not applicableForm 8 Consent of liquidator/provisional
liquidator(rules 5.5, 6.1)[Title]I, [name], of [address], an official liquidator,
consent to be appointed by the Court and to act as the
*liquidator/*provisional liquidator of [name of
company].I am not aware of any conflict of interest or duty that would make
it improper for me to act as *liquidator/*provisional liquidator of the
company.EITHERI am not aware of any relevant relationship mentioned in
subsection 60 (2) of the Corporations Act
2001 of the Commonwealth.ORI have, or have had within the preceding 24 months, the following
relevant relationships mentioned in subsection 60 (2) of the Corporations Act 2001 of the
Commonwealth.[Set out all relevant relationships.]The hourly rates currently charged in respect of work done as
*liquidator/*provisional liquidator by me, and by my partners and employees
who may perform work in this administration, are set out below or in the
Schedule which is attached to this Consent. I acknowledge that my appointment
by the Court does not constitute an express or implied approval by the Court
of these hourly rates.Note. The requirement to disclose hourly rates should not be taken to
imply that remuneration on an hourly basis is the most desirable or
appropriate arrangement in every case. The Corporations Act acknowledges that
another method of calculating remuneration may be appropriate (see, for
example, s 473 (2) and (3)).Date:.........................Signature of official
liquidator* Omit if not applicableSchedule[Description of hourly
rates(s)]Form 9 Notice of application for winding up
order(rule 5.6)IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES No. of
[year][Name of company]ABN or ACN: [ABN or ACN of company to which proceeding
relates]1 A proceeding for the winding up of [name of company] was
commenced by the plaintiff, [name of plaintiff], on [date of filing
of originating process] and will be heard by the Supreme Court of New
South Wales at [address of Court] at .......... *am/*pm on ..........
Copies of documents filed may be obtained from the plaintiff’s address
2 The plaintiff’s address for service is [address of
plaintiff’s legal practitioner or of plaintiff].
3 Any person intending to appear at the hearing must file a notice
of appearance, in accordance with the prescribed form, together with any
affidavit on which the person intends to rely, and serve a copy of the notice
and any affidavit on the plaintiff at the plaintiff’s address for
service at least 3 days before the date fixed for the
Date:Name of plaintiff or plaintiff’s legal practitioner:
[name]* Omit if not applicableForm 10 Notice of application for winding up order by
substituted plaintiff(rule 5.10)IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES No. of
relates]1 [Name of substituted plaintiff], who was, by order of the
Supreme Court of New South Wales, substituted as a plaintiff, will apply to
the Court at ..........*am/*pm on .......... at [address of Court] for an
order that the above company be wound up.
2 The address for service of the substituted plaintiff is
[address of substituted plaintiff’s legal practitioner or of
substituted plaintiff].
and any affidavit on the substituted plaintiff at its address for service at
least 3 days before the date fixed for the hearing.
Date:Name of substituted plaintiff or substituted plaintiff’s
legal practitioner: [name]* Omit if not applicableForm 11 Notice of winding up order and of appointment of
liquidator(rule 5.11)IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALESAT [location of Court]IN THE MATTER OF [name of company to which the proceeding
relates]ABN or ACN: [ABN or ACN of company to which proceeding
relates]On [date], the Supreme Court of New South Wales, in
Proceeding No. of [year], ordered the
winding up of [name of company] and I was appointed as liquidator of
the company.Date:Name and address of liquidator: [name and
address]Form 12 Notice of appointment of provisional
liquidator(rule 6.2)IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALESAT [location of Court]IN THE MATTER OF [name of company to which the proceeding
relates]On [date], in Proceeding No. of
[year], heard by the Supreme Court of New South Wales I was appointed
as the provisional liquidator of the above company.Date:Name and address of provisional liquidator: [name and
address]Form 13 Notice by creditor or contributory of objection to
release of liquidator(rule 7.6)[Title][Name of creditor/contributory] of [address of
creditor/contributory], a creditor of [name of company] for
$[amount], or a contributory of [name of company] holding
[number] shares in the company, objects to the grant of a release to
[name of liquidator] of [address of liquidator], who is the
liquidator of [name of company], on the following grounds:[set out the grounds upon which the objection is
made]Date:.........................Signature of objectoror objector’s legal practitionerName of objector or objector’s legal practitioner:
[name].The objector’s address for service is [address of
objector or objector’s legal practitioner].Form 14 Affidavit in support of application for order for
payment of call(rule 7.8)[Title]I, [name] of [address], liquidator, *say on
oath/*affirm:1 I am the liquidator of [name of company] (the
2 On [date] I made a call of $[amount] per share on
all the contributories of the company [or specify the class of
contributories on whom the call was made]. *Annexed/*Exhibited and marked
A is a copy of the notice of the call. Each contributory whose name is
shown in the Schedule marked B was duly served with notice of the call
in the form annexed or exhibited and marked A.
3 Each contributory of the company whose name is set out in column 2
of the Schedule marked B has not paid, or caused to be paid, to me the
sum specified opposite the contributory’s name in column 5 of the
Schedule, which is due from that contributory under the
4 The amount set out opposite the name of each contributory in
column 6 of the Schedule is an estimate of the amount due by that contributory
in respect of the costs of applying for and giving effect to the order for
payment of the call. The estimate of the amounts so due by the several
contributories has been reached by apportioning the costs among the
contributories who have not paid the call according to the liability of the
respective contributories to contribute.
5 The amount set out opposite the name of each contributory in
column 7 of the Schedule is the total of the amount due by that contributory
in respect of the call as set out in column 5 and the amount due in respect of
costs as set out in column 6.
deponentBefore me: ...............Signature and designation ofperson before whom deponentswears or affirms affidavit* Omit if not applicableSchedule B
Number on list of contributoriesNameAddressCharacter in which included in the
listUnpaid amount of callProportion of costs of
applicationTotal amount payableForm 15 Notice of application for leave to distribute a
surplus(rule 7.9)IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALESAPPLICATION NO:IN THE MATTER OF [company name]ABN or ACN: [ABN or ACN of company to which proceeding
relates]On .......... at .........., the Supreme Court of New South Wales
will hear an application by the liquidator of [name of company] in
Proceeding No. of [year] for leave to
distribute a surplus in respect of the liquidation of the
company.Any person intending to appear at the hearing must file a notice
and affidavit on the liquidator at the address shown below at least 3 days
before the date fixed for the hearing.Name of liquidator: [name].The liquidator’s address for service is
[address]..........................Signature of
liquidatorForm 16 Notice of intention to apply for
remuneration(rules 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5)IN THE MATTER OF [company name]ABN or ACN: [ABN or ACN of company to which proceeding
relates]TO: [name and address of person to whom notice is
given]TAKE NOTICE that, not less than 21 days after this notice is
served on you, I, [name and address], the
*receiver/*administrator/*liquidator/*provisional liquidator/*special manager
of the above company, intend to apply to the Court to determine my
remuneration.If you object to my application, you must, within 21 days after
being served with this notice, serve on me a notice of objection stating the
grounds of objection to the remuneration claimed.Date:.........................Signature of
*receiver/*administrator/*liquidator/*provisional liquidator/*special manager* Omit if not applicableForm 16A Notice of intention to apply for review of
remuneration(rules 9.2A, 9.4A)IN THE MATTER OF [company name]ACN or ABN: [ACN or ABN of company to which proceeding
served on you, I, [name and address of proposed plaintiff or
applicant], *[the *administrator/*liquidator of the above company,] intend
to apply to the Court to review *the remuneration of/*my remuneration as the
*administrator/*liquidator of the company.The amount of the remuneration that has been determined or fixed
is [state the amount]. The remuneration was determined or fixed by
[state who determined or fixed the remuneration] on [state the date
when the remuneration was determined or fixed].I intend to apply for an order to *confirm/*increase/*reduce the
remuneration.[Set out the grounds upon which an order or orders will be
sought. If an order to increase or reduce the remuneration is sought, set out
the amount by which the remuneration is sought to be increased or
reduced.]If you wish to appear at the hearing of the application, in order
to raise any issues before the Court, you must, within 21 days after being
served with this notice, serve on me a notice under subrule *9.2A (4)/*9.4A
(4) of the Supreme Court
(Corporations) Rules 1999, stating your intention to appear at
the hearing and setting out the issues that you seek to raise before the
Court.Date:.........................Signature of proposed plaintiff or
applicant* Omit if not applicableForm 17 Summons for examination(rule 11.3)[Title]A. DETAILS OF SUMMONSTO: [name and address of person to be
examined]You are summoned under *section 596A/*section 596B of the
Corporations Act to:(a) attend before the Supreme Court of New South Wales at [address
of Court] at ..........*am/*pm on .........., and from day to day until excused by
the Court, to be examined on oath or affirmation about the examinable affairs
of [name of corporation]; and
(b) *to produce at the examination the following books [specify
books—include in a schedule if
necessary].
Date:.........................Registrar [or other Court
officer]B. NOTICE TO PERSON TO BE
EXAMINEDThe Court may order that the questions put to you and the answers
given by you at the examination are to be recorded in writing and signed by
you.If you do not attend the examination in accordance with this
summons, without reasonable cause, you may be arrested and imprisoned without
further notice.This summons is issued at the request of [name] whose
address for service is [address of person’s legal practitioner or of
person].* Omit if not applicableForm 17A Arrest warrant(Corporations Act
2001 (Cth) s 486B and Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules
1999 rule 11A.1)[Title]TO: All members and special members of the Australian Federal
Police and to all officers of the police force of the State or Territory in
which [name of person] is found, and to the Sheriff of that State or
Territory and all of that Sheriff’s officers.WHEREAS:* [name of company] (the Company) is being wound up in
insolvency* or
* [name of company] (the Company) is being wound up by the
Court* or
* an application has been made for [name of company] (the
Company) to be wound up*
AND THE COURT IS SATISFIED THAT [name of person]:(a) is about to leave Australia in order to avoid:(i) paying money to the company* or
(ii) being examined about the company’s affairs*
(iii) complying with an order of the Court, or some other obligation,
under Chapter 5 of the Corporations Act
2001 (Cth) in connection with the winding up*
(b) has concealed or removed property of the Company in order to
prevent or delay the taking of the property into the liquidator’s
custody or control* or
(c) has destroyed, concealed or removed books of the Company or is
about to do so,*
THIS WARRANT THEREFORE requires and authorises you to take
[name of person] and to bring *him/*her before the Court at [address
of court] and to keep *him/*her there pending the making of a further
order by the Court.THIS WARRANT ALSO requires and authorises you to seize any
property or books of the company in the possession of [name of person]
and to deliver them into the custody of the Registrar of the Court to be kept
by that Registrar until the Court makes an order for their
disposal.Note. Section 489A of the Corporations Act
2001 of the Commonwealth provides that if the Court issues a
warrant under section 486B for a person to be arrested and brought before the
Court, and the person is not in prison, then the person named in the warrant
may be arrested by an officer of the police force of the State or Territory in
which the person is found, or the Sheriff of that State or Territory or any of
the Sheriff’s officers, or a member or special member of the Australian
Federal Police.Date:.........................[signed]Judge/Registrar* Omit if inapplicableForm 18 Summons for appearance in relation to registration of
transfer of interests(rule 12.2)[Title]TO: [name and address]You are required to appear before the Supreme Court of New South
Wales at [address of Court] at ..........*am/*pm on ..........
and show cause why the document(s) specified in the Schedule should not be
*delivered up/*produced at the office of [name of company] at
[address of company] within [period as ordered], as required by
the attached notice.The address for service of the person applying for this summons is
person].Date:.........................Registrar [or other Court
officer]* Omit if not applicableSchedule[description of
document(s)]Form 19 Consent to act as designated person(rule 15A.5)[Title]I, [name], of [address], an official liquidator,
consent to be appointed by the Court and to act as the person designated by
the Court under *article 19/*article 21 of the Model Law to
*administer/*realise/*distribute the assets of [name of
it improper for me to act as the person designated by the
Court.The hourly rates currently charged in respect of work done as the
person designated by the Court by me, and by my partners and employees who may
perform work in this administration, are set out below or in the Schedule
which is attached to this Consent.I acknowledge that my appointment by the Court does not constitute
an express or implied approval by the Court of these hourly
rates.Date:.........................Signature of official liquidator* Omit if not applicableSchedule[description of hourly rate(s)]Form 20 Notice of filing of application for recognition of
foreign proceeding(rule 15A.6)IN THE [name of Court] No. of [year][Name of company]ABN or ACN: [ABN or ACN of company to which proceeding
relates]TO all the creditors of [name of company].TAKE NOTICE that:1 An application under the Cross-Border
Insolvency Act 2008 for recognition of a foreign proceeding in
relation to [name of company] was commenced by the plaintiff, [name
of plaintiff], on [date of filing of originating process] and will
be heard by .......... at [address of
Court] at .......... *am/*pm on .......... Copies of documents filed may be
obtained from the plaintiff’s address for service.
2 The plaintiff’s address for service is [name and address
of plaintiff’s legal practitioner or, if there is no legal practitioner,
address of the plaintiff].
4 If you are a foreign creditor you must file in the registry of the
Court at the address mentioned in paragraph 1 an affidavit setting out the
details of any claim, secured or unsecured, that you may have against the
company above at least 3 days before the date fixed for the
[name]* Omit if not applicableForm 21 Notice of making of order under the Cross-Border Insolvency Act
2008(rule 15A.7)IN THE [name of Court] No.
of [year][Name of company]ABN or ACN: [ABN or ACN of company to which proceeding
relates]TO all the creditors of [name of company].TAKE NOTICE that:1 On [date], the [name of Court] in Proceeding No.
of [year], commenced by the plaintiff
[name of plaintiff], made the following orders under the Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 in
relation to [name of company]: [insert details of
order].
3 The name and address of the foreign representative is [insert
name and address].
4 The name and address of the person entrusted with distribution of
the company’s assets is [insert name and
address].*
[name]* Omit if not applicableForm 22 Notice of dismissal or withdrawal of application for
recognition of foreign proceeding(rule 15A.7)IN THE [name of Court] No. of [year][Name of company]ABN or ACN: [ABN or ACN of company to which proceeding
relates]TO all the creditors of [name of company].TAKE NOTICE that the application under the Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 for
recognition of a foreign proceeding in relation to [name of company]
of originating process] was dismissed*/withdrawn* on [date of
dismissal/withdrawal].Date:Name of person giving notice or of person’s legal
practitioner [name]* Omit if not applicableForm 23 Notice of filing of application to modify or
terminate an order for recognition or other relief(rule 15A.9)IN THE [name of Court] No. of [year][Name of company]ABN or ACN: [ABN or ACN of company to which proceeding
relates]TO all the creditors of [name of company].TAKE NOTICE that:*1 An application under the Cross-Border
Insolvency Act 2008 for an order *modifying/*terminating an
order for recognition of a foreign proceeding in relation to [name of
company] was filed by the applicant, [name of applicant], on
[date of filing of interlocutory process] and will be heard by .......... at [address of Court] at .......... *am/*pm on .......... Copies of documents filed may be obtained from the
applicant’s address for service.
*1 An application under the Cross-Border
Insolvency Act 2008 for an order *modifying/*terminating
relief granted under *article 19/*article 21 of the Model Law in relation to
[name of company] was filed by the applicant, [name of
applicant], on [date of filing of interlocutory process] and will
obtained from the applicant’s address for service.
2 The applicant’s address for service is [name and address
of applicant’s legal practitioner or of
applicant].
of appearance (if the person has not already done so), in accordance with the
prescribed form, together with any affidavit on which the person intends to
rely, and serve a copy of the notice (if applicable) and any affidavit on the
applicant at the applicant’s address for service at least 3 days before
the date fixed for the hearing.
Date:Name of applicant or applicant’s legal practitioner:
[name]* Omit if not applicableSchedule 2 Notes to these Rules(rules 2.2, 2.4 and 5.4)Note 1—see rule 2.2 (Form 2 Part
C)C. APPLICATION FOR WINDING UP ON GROUND OF
INSOLVENCY1 The plaintiff relies on failure by the defendant to comply with a
statutory demand. A copy of the demand, marked A, is attached to this
originating process.
2 The demand was [or The demand and an accompanying affidavit
were] served by X.Y. who delivered it [or them] to the registered
office of the defendant at [insert address] on [insert date]
[or, if service was by post, who posted *it/*them by ordinary prepaid
post to the registered office of the defendant at [insert address] on
[insert date]]. [If applicable, A copy of the accompanying
affidavit, marked B, is attached to this originating
3 The defendant failed to pay the amount of the debt demanded
[or the total of the debts demanded] or to secure or compound for that
*amount/*total to the plaintiff’s reasonable satisfaction within 21 days
after the demand was served on the defendant [or within 7 days after
[insert date] when an application by the defendant under section 459G
of the Corporations Act was finally determined or otherwise disposed of]
[or if the period for compliance with the demand was extended by order
within the period specified in the order of the [insert name of Court]
on [insert date of order or, if more than one order, the date of the last
such order] as the period for compliance with the demand. A copy of the
order, marked C, is attached to this originating
[If the demand was varied by order under subsection 459H (4) of
the Corporations Act]4 The demand was varied by order of the [insert name of
Court] on [insert date of order]. A copy of the order, marked D
[or as the case may be], is attached to this originating
* Omit if not applicableNote 2—see rule 2.4 and rule 5.4 (2)
(Affidavit in support)*AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT/*AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF
APPLICATION FOR WINDING UP IN INSOLVENCYI, [name] of [address and occupation], *say on
oath/*affirm [or *make oath and say/*solemnly and sincerely declare and
affirm]:1 I am the above-named plaintiff [or if the applicant is a
corporation, I am *a/*the director of the above-named plaintiff which is
registered or taken to be registered in [specify State or Territory]. I
am duly authorised to make this affidavit on its behalf]. Now produced and
shown to me and marked A is a copy of the originating process to be filed in
2 Annexed to this affidavit is a current and historical extract of
the records maintained by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
with respect to the defendant.
3 [Where the defendant is registered or taken to be registered in
another State or a Territory, state any facts—apart from the
defendant’s principal place of business—which bear upon
jurisdiction being exercised in New South Wales rather than in another State
or Territory.]
4 The following facts are within my own personal knowledge save as
5 The defendant was on [state date of statutory demand or other
relevant date] indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $[amount]
for [state concisely the consideration, for example, goods sold and
delivered etc] which sum was then due and payable.
6 The demand, a copy of which is attached to the originating
process, was signed by or on behalf of the plaintiff. I served the demand
[or the demand and the accompanying affidavit] as referred to in the
originating process [or X.Y. has been instructed to make an affidavit
of service of the demand [or the demand and the accompanying
affidavit]].
7 The matters stated in the originating process concerning the
demand and failure of the defendant to comply with it are true and
8 The sum demanded remains due and payable by the defendant to me
[or the plaintiff].
Sworn, etc* Omit if not applicableHistorical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instrumentsSupreme Court
(Corporations) Rules 1999 (formerly Corporations Law Rules) published
in Gazette No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12279 and amended in Gazette No 81 of
30.6.2000, p 5792 and as follows:Corporations Law Amendment (No 1) Rules
2000 (GG No 168 of 22.12.2000, p 13608)Corporations Law Amendment (No 2) Rules
2001 (GG No 93 of 1.6.2001, p 3023)Corporations Law Amendment (No 3) Rules
2003 (GG No 197 of 19.12.2003, p 11377)Supreme Court (Corporations) Amendment (No
4) Rules 2004 (GG No 91 of 28.5.2004, p 3285)
2005(286)Supreme Court (Corporations)
Amendment (No 5) Rules 2005. GG No 77 of 24.6.2005, p
3080.Date of commencement, on gazettal.
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005.Date of commencement of Sch 2.59, assent, sec 2
2007(163)Supreme Court (Corporations)
Amendment (No 6) Rules 2007. GG No 48 of 5.4.2007, p
2118.Date of commencement, 5.4.2007, rule 2.
(447)Supreme Court (Corporations)
Amendment (No 7) Rules 2007. GG No 116 of 7.9.2007, p
6896.Date of commencement, on gazettal.
2008(136)Supreme Court (Corporations)
Amendment (No 8) Rules 2008. GG No 53 of 16.5.2008, p
3892.Date of commencement, on gazettal.
(455)Supreme Court (Corporations)
Amendment (No 9) Rules 2008. GG No 132 of 17.10.2008, p
9982.Date of commencement, on gazettal.
2009(480)Supreme Court (Corporations)
Amendment (No 10) Rules 2009. LW 25.9.2009.Date of commencement, on publication on LW, rule
2010(109)Supreme Court (Corporations)
Amendment (No 11) Rules 2010. LW 26.3.2010.Date of commencement, on publication on LW, rule
Rule 1.1Am 19.12.2003.Rule 1.3Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2008 (455), Sch 1
[1].Rule 1.4, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 1.4Am 19.12.2003; 2007 (447), Sch 1 [1]; 2008 (136),
Sch 1 [1] [2].Rule 1.5Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2008 (455), Sch 1
[2]–[5].Rules 1.8, 1.10Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003.Rule 2.2Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2005 (286), Sch 1 [1];
2007 (163), Sch 1 [1].Rule 2.4Am 1.6.2001; 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[3].Rule 2.4A, headingIns 1.6.2001. Subst
19.12.2003.Rule 2.4AIns 1.6.2001. Am 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[3].Rule 2.7Am 2007 (163), Sch 1 [2].Rule 2.8Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1 [3]
[4].Rule 2.9, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 2.9Am 19.12.2003.Rule 2.10, headingAm 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[5].Rule 2.10Am 2008 (136), Sch 1 [3].Rule 2.11Am 19.12.2003.Rule 2.13Am 22.12.2000.Rule 2.15Am 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[6].Rule 3.2Am 19.12.2003.Rule 3.3Am 1.6.2001; 19.12.2003.Rule 3.4, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 3.4Am 19.12.2003.Rule 3.5, headingAm 2008 (136), Sch 1 [5].Rule 3.5Am 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[3].Div 4, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 4.1, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 4.1Am 19.12.2003.Rule 5.1Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003.Rule 5.2, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 5.2Am 19.12.2003.Rules 5.3, 5.4, headingsAm 19.12.2003.Rule 5.4Am 19.12.2003; 2007 (163), Sch 1
[3].Rule 5.5, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 5.5Am 30.6.2000; 19.12.2003.Rule 5.6Am 19.12.2003; 28.5.2004.Rule 5.9Am 19.12.2003.Rule 5.10, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 5.10Am 19.12.2003; 28.5.2004.Div 6, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 6.1, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 6.1Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2005 (286), Sch 1
[2].Rule 6.2Am 2008 (136), Sch 1 [3].Rule 7.1, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 7.1Am 2008 (136), Sch 1 [3].Rule 7.2, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 7.2Am 2008 (136), Sch 1 [3].Rule 7.3, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 7.3Am 19.12.2003.Rules 7.4, 7.5, headingsAm 19.12.2003.Rule 7.5Am 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[3].Rule 7.7, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 7.7Am 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[3].Rule 7.8, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 7.8Am 19.12.2003.Rules 7.9, 7.10, headingsAm 19.12.2003.Rule 7.10Am 19.12.2003.Rule 7.11, headingSubst 22.12.2000. Am
19.12.2003.Rule 7.11Am 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[3].Div 8, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rules 8.1–8.3, 9.1, headingsAm 19.12.2003.Rule 9.1Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1 [7]
[8].Rule 9.2, headingAm 19.12.2003. Subst 2008 (136), Sch 1
[9].Rule 9.2Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003. Subst 2008 (136), Sch 1
[9].Rule 9.2AIns 2008 (136), Sch 1 [9].Rule 9.3, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 9.3Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[10]–[13].Rule 9.4, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 9.4Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[14]–[19].Rule 9.4AIns 2008 (136), Sch 1 [20].Rule 9.5, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 9.5Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[21]–[23].Rule 10.1, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 10.1Am 19.12.2003.Rule 10.2, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 10.2Am 19.12.2003.Rule 10.3, headingSubst 19.12.2003.Div 11, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 11.1Am 19.12.2003.Rule 11.2, headingSubst 22.12.2000. Am
19.12.2003.Rule 11.2Am 22.12.2000; 1.6.2001; 19.12.2003; 2008 (136),
Sch 1 [3].Rule 11.3, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 11.3Am 22.12.2000; 1.6.2001; 19.12.2003; 2008 (136),
Sch 1 [3].Rule 11.5Am 2008 (136), Sch 1 [3].Rule 11.6, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 11.6Am 19.12.2003.Rule 11.7, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 11.7Am 19.12.2003.Rule 11.8, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 11.8Am 2008 (136), Sch 1 [3].Rule 11.9Am 19.12.2003.Rule 11.11, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 11.11Am 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[3].Div 11A (rule 11A.1)Ins 2008 (136), Sch 1 [24].Div 12, headingSubst 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003.Rule 12.1, headingSubst 22.12.2000. Am 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[5].Rule 12.1Subst 22.12.2000. Am 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[3].Rules 12.1A, 12.1BIns 2007 (163), Sch 1 [4].Rule 12.2, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 12.2Am 19.12.2003.Rule 12.3Subst 19.12.2003.Div 13 (rules 13.1, 13.2)Rep 19.12.2003.Div 14, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 14.1, headingAm 19.12.2003.Rule 14.1Am 19.12.2003.Div 15, headingAm 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003.Rule 15.1, headingAm 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2008 (136), Sch 1
[5].Rule 15.1Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2007 (163), Sch 1 [5];
2008 (136), Sch 1 [3].Rule 15.2, headingAm 22.12.2000. Rep 19.12.2003.Rule 15.2Am 22.12.2000. Rep 19.12.2003.Rule 15.3, headingAm 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003.Rule 15.3Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003.Div 15AIns 2008 (455), Sch 1 [6].Rules 15A.1–15A.4Ins 2008 (455), Sch 1 [6].Rule 15A.5Ins 2008 (455), Sch 1 [6]. Subst 2009 (480), rule
3.Rules 15A.6–15A.9Ins 2008 (455), Sch 1 [6].Rule 16.1Am 19.12.2003; 2007 (163), Sch 1
[6].Div 17 (rule 17.1)Ins 22.12.2000.Sch 1 Form 1Am 19.12.2003; 2007 (447), Sch 1
[2].Form 2Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2008 (455), Sch 1 [7]
[8].Form 3Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003; 2007 (163), Sch 1 [7]
[8]; 2008 (455), Sch 1 [9] [10].Form 4Am 2007 (163), Sch 1 [9].Form 5Am 2008 (136), Sch 1 [3].Form 7Am 1.6.2001.Form 8Am 19.12.2003; 2005 No 98, Sch 2.59; 2008 (136),
Sch 1 [25] [26].Form 9Am 2007 (447), Sch 1 [2].Form 10Am 19.12.2003; 2007 (447), Sch 1
[2].Forms 11, 12, 15, 16Am 2007 (447), Sch 1 [2].Form 16AIns 2008 (136), Sch 1 [27].Form 17Am 22.12.2000; 19.12.2003.Form 17AIns 2008 (136), Sch 1 [28].Form 19Ins 2008 (455), Sch 1 [11]. Am 2010 (109), rule
3.Forms 20–23Ins 2008 (455), Sch 1 [11].Sch 2Ins 19.12.2003.