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ILRA commencement issues

April 7, 2017by Jason Harris 4 Comments

The commencement of the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) is generating confusion in the insolvency industry. This post discusses the commencement provisions and notes a recent decision in bankruptcy […]

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Bankruptcy, Law reform, Liquidation

ILRA: Notice requirements

March 10, 2017by Jason Harris 1 Comment

The Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) imposes a range of new notification requirements for both personal and corporate insolvency practitioners. This post considers the scope of Div 35 of […]

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Bankruptcy, Law reform, Liquidation

ILRA: Changes to VA

March 7, 2017by Jason Harris 1 Comment

The Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) (ILRA) makes a broad range of significant changes to corporate insolvency in Australia. This post will consider the changes to voluntary administration.

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Law reform, Voluntary administration

ILRA: New Court Powers

March 3, 2017by Jason Harris 2 Comments

The Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) consolidates the powers of the court into two primary divisions of the new Insolvency Practice Schedule.

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Bankruptcy, Law reform, Liquidation

ILRA: Show Cause Notice

March 2, 2017by Jason Harris 7 Comments

The Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) introduces a new power for personal and corporate insolvency regulators: the show cause notice. This note explains the scope and potential consequences of this […]

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Bankruptcy, Law reform, Liquidation

Insolvency Law Reform Act

March 1, 2017by Jason Harris 5 Comments

The first stage of the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth) started on 1 March 2017, with the second and final stage due to commence on 1 September 2017. This […]

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Bankruptcy, Law reform, Liquidation

BA s60 and administrative rulings

January 31, 2017by Jason Harris Leave a comment

The ability of a bankrupt to use s60(4) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) to continue with a challenge to an administrative determination was recently considered in Fisher v Transport for […]

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Bankruptcy

Trust-busting revisited

December 23, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

The effect of bankruptcy on a beneficiary in a trust was considered recently by the Queensland Supreme Court in Fordyce v Ryan [2016] QSC 307. This decision considered the effect […]

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Bankruptcy, Trusts

Standing to seek winding up order

December 18, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

The NSW Court of Appeal has recently discussed the standing rules for applicants seeking a winding up order in Treadtel International Pty Ltd v Cocco [2016] NSWCA 360. This decision […]

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Liquidation

Treasury releases discussion paper

May 2, 2016by Jason Harris Leave a comment

The Government’s Innovation Statement issued on 7 December 2015 adopted 3 recommendations from the Productivity Commission’s report ‘Business Set-Up, Transfer and Closure’ (released on the same day) aimed at promoting […]

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Law reform, Restructuring, Voluntary administration

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