Superannuation contribution obligations arising under a trust deed, the SIS legislative regime, and employment contracts that existed prior to the commencement of administration do not attract priority under s.556(1) of the Corporations Act 2001, even where the quantification of the liability is precipitated by the administrators' acts in retrenching employees. Such obligations constitute provable contingent debts. The Lundy Granite principle does not extend to superannuation contributions that do not assist the administrators in carrying on the business or preserving the assets of the company.
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