Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185:section:600f
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 600F
Character Range: 2139581–2141327

600F  Limitation on right of suppliers of essential services to insist on payment as condition of supply
 (1) If:
 (a) a relevant authority of an eligible company requests, or authorises someone else to request, a person or authority (the supplier) to supply an essential service to the company in Australia; and
 (b) the company owes an amount to the supplier in respect of the supply of the essential service before the effective day;
the supplier must not:
 (c) refuse to comply with the request for the reason only that the amount is owing; or
 (d) make it a condition of the supply of the essential service pursuant to the request that the amount is to be paid.
 (2) In this section:
effective day, in relation to a relevant authority of an eligible company, means the day when the relevant authority became a relevant authority of the company, even if that day began before this Act commenced.
eligible company means a company:
 (a) that is being wound up; or
 (b) a provisional liquidator of which is acting; or
 (c) that is under administration; or
 (d) that has executed a deed of company arrangement that has not yet terminated; or
 (da) that is under restructuring; or
 (db) that has made a restructuring plan that has not yet terminated; or
 (e) a receiver, or receiver and manager, of property of which is acting.
relevant authority, in relation to an eligible company, means:
 (a) the liquidator; or
 (b) the provisional liquidator; or
 (c) the administrator of the company; or
 (d) the administrator of the deed of company arrangement; or
 (da) the restructuring practitioner for the company; or
 (db) the restructuring practitioner for the restructuring plan; or
 (e) the receiver, or receiver and manager;
as the case requires.