A Local Court order registering NTCAT consent orders does not constitute a 'judgment debt' for the purposes of s 459E(3) of the Corporations Act where the registered order is incomplete on its face and refers to terms not included in the registration, creating uncertainty as to whether the debt is due and payable. A statutory demand based on such an order must be accompanied by a verifying affidavit. The question whether a court may consider a genuine dispute under s 459H when a statutory demand is based on a judgment debt remains unresolved, with a noted conflict between authorities.
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