Leave to proceed under s 471B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) will be refused where the proceeding has no utility because the subject matter has been disposed of, the necessary parties are absent, and the questions in issue cannot resolve the real dispute. The bringing of an appeal constitutes the commencement of a proceeding requiring leave under s 471B.
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