Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185:section:477:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 477 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1754509–1757080

477  Powers of liquidator
 (1) Subject to this section, a liquidator of a company may:
 (a) carry on the business of the company so far as is, in the opinion of the liquidator, required for the beneficial disposal or winding up of that business; and
 (b) subject to the provisions of section 556, pay any class of creditors in full; and
 (c) make any compromise or arrangement with creditors or persons claiming to be creditors or having or alleging that they have any claim (present or future, certain or contingent, ascertained or sounding only in damages) against the company or whereby the company may be rendered liable; and
 (d) compromise any calls, liabilities to calls, debts, liabilities capable of resulting in debts and any claims (present or future, certain or contingent, ascertained or sounding only in damages) subsisting or supposed to subsist between the company and a contributory or other debtor or person apprehending liability to the company, and all questions in any way relating to or affecting the property or the winding up of the company, on such terms as are agreed, and take any security for the discharge of, and give a complete discharge in respect of, any such call, debt, liability or claim.
 (2) Subject to this section, a liquidator of a company may:
 (a) bring or defend any legal proceeding in the name and on behalf of the company; and
 (b) appoint a solicitor to assist him or her in his or her duties; and
 (c) sell or otherwise dispose of, in any manner, all or any part of the property of the company; and
 (ca) exercise the Court's powers under subsection 483(3) (except paragraph 483(3)(b)) in relation to calls on contributories; and
 (d) do all acts and execute in the name and on behalf of the company all deeds, receipts and other documents and for that purpose use when necessary a seal of the company; and
 (e) subject to the Bankruptcy Act 1966, prove in the bankruptcy of any contributory or debtor of the company or under any deed executed under that Act; and
 (f) draw, accept, make and indorse any bill of exchange or promissory note in the name and on behalf of the company; and
 (g) obtain credit, whether on the security of the property of the company or otherwise; and
 (h) take out letters of administration of the estate of a deceased contributory or debtor, and do any other act necessary for obtaining payment of any money due from a contributory or debtor, or his or her estate, that cannot be conveniently done in the name of the company; and
 (k) appoint an agent to do any business that the liquidator is