The Court granted a voluntary administrator's application to extend the convening period for the second creditors' meeting by approximately 90 days under s 439A(6) of the Corporations Act, and made a Daisytek order under s 447A permitting the meeting to be held at any time during the extended period. The extension was justified on the facts by the administrator's need to complete investigations, conduct an expression of interest campaign for the business, and allow time for a potential DOCA proposal, particularly where the company provided services to vulnerable individuals and no creditor objected.
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