Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185:section:475:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 475 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1750573–1753093

475  Report as to company's affairs to be submitted to liquidator
 (1A) In this section:
liquidator includes a provisional liquidator.
 (1) There must be made out and verified by a statement in writing in the prescribed form, and submitted to the liquidator, by the persons who were, at the date of the winding up order or, if the liquidator specifies an earlier date, that earlier date, the directors and secretary of the company a report in the prescribed form as to the affairs of the company as at the date concerned.
 (2) The liquidator may, by notice in writing served personally or by post addressed to the last known address of the person, require one or more persons included in one or more of the following classes of persons to make out as required by the notice, verify by a statement in writing in the prescribed form, and submit to him or her, a report, containing such information as is specified in the notice as to the affairs of the company or as to such of those affairs as are specified in the notice, as at a date specified in the notice:
 (a) persons who are or have been officers of the company;
 (b) where the company was formed within one year before the date of the winding up order—persons who have taken part in the formation of the company;
 (c) persons who are employed by the company or have been employed by the company within one year before the date of the winding up order and are, in the opinion of the liquidator, capable of giving the information required;
 (d) persons who are, or have been within one year before the date of the winding up order, officers of, or employed by, a body corporate that is, or within that year was, an officer of the company to the affairs of which the report relates;
 (e) a person who was a provisional liquidator of the company.
 (3) The liquidator may, in a notice under subsection (2), specify the information that he or she requires as to affairs of the company by reference to information required by this Act or the regulations to be included in any other report, statement or notice under this Act.
 (4) A report referred to in subsection (1) must, subject to subsection (6), be submitted to the liquidator not later than 10 business days after the making of the winding up order.
 (5) A person required to submit a report referred to in subsection (2) must, subject to subsection (6), submit it not later than 10 business days after the liquidator serves notice of the requirement.
 (6) Where the liquidator believes there are special reasons