An applicant for readmission after striking off must demonstrate reformed character through intrinsic character evidence, not merely good reputation. The Court will assess conduct issues collectively rather than severally. Haphazard corporate compliance, reckless regulatory declarations, evasive responses to regulatory authorities, and improper preparation of affidavit evidence (including drafting other witnesses' affidavits by cutting and pasting from one's own) are all matters that bear adversely on fitness for readmission. The evidentiary effect of ASIC records under s 1274B(2) of the Corporations Act is displaced by evidence (not proof) to the contrary, after which the matter is resolved on the balance of probabilities.
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