An owner of property in the possession of a company in voluntary administration does not have a presumptive right to leave to proceed under s 440D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to enforce proprietary rights; the statutory scheme reflects a legislative policy choice in favour of preserving assets for the administration process, and the protections of s 442C may be sufficient to protect the owner's interests.
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