A person's involvement in a company limited to an interest in the development and marketing of possible new products, without involvement in the company's principal business activity or day-to-day operations, is insufficient to constitute acting as a de facto director under s 60(1)(a) of the Corporations Law, even where that person has made various representations suggesting a close connection with the company, including distributing business cards describing himself as CEO.
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