Corporate Insolvency Legislation 2021

This publication provides a consolidation of Australian corporate insolvency legislation as at 1 January 2021.



Key Features

- Amending Act and legislative instrument details, including amending item numbers and the dates on which the amendments come into force.



- Modifications to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) (as amended by the Corporations and Other Legislation Amendment (Insolvency Law Reform) Regulation 2016 (Cth)).



- Application, savings and transitional provisions.



- Coverage of all ASIC insolvency approved forms.



- Cross-references to ASIC Regulatory Guides and legislative instruments.



- Interactions between the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Corporations (Stay on Enforcing Certain Rights) Declaration 2018 (Cth).



- Interactions between the Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 (Cth) and the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2008 (Cth).



- Links between the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth).



- Links between the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Insolvency Practice Rules (Corporations) 2016 (Cth).



- Commentary is included under various sections of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth).