The Court held that a person who is CEO of a parent company but does not hold any 'office' of a subsidiary is not an 'officer' of the subsidiary under s 9 of the Corporations Act, even if they have the capacity to significantly affect the subsidiary's financial standing; liability must instead be established through 'knowingly concerned' provisions.
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