A liquidator's conduct in investigating, verifying and pleading company liabilities in proceedings brought against third parties does not constitute admission of those debts or claims for the purposes of s 563B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), which requires a conscious adjudicative determination by the liquidator of entitlement to participate in the distribution of the company's assets.
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