An application under s 247A of the Corporations Act to inspect a company's books for the purpose of ascertaining the company's solvency, with a view to potentially bringing a winding up application under s 459P, is not a proper purpose within the meaning of s 247A. This is because s 459P(3) independently requires a member to establish a prima facie case of insolvency, and using s 247A to gather that evidence circumvents that statutory requirement.
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