Corporations Act 2001

As soon as practicable after the administration of a company begins, each director must:

deliver to the administrator all books in the director’s possession that relate to the company, other than books that the director is entitled, as against the company and the administrator, to retain; and

if the director knows where other books relating to the company are—tell the administrator where those books are.

Within 5 business days after the administration of a company begins or such longer period as the administrator allows, the directors must give to the administrator a report in the prescribed form about the company’s business, property, affairs and financial circumstances.

The administrator must, within 5 business days after receiving a report under subsection (2), lodge a copy of the report.

A director of a company under administration must:

attend on the administrator at such times; and

give the administrator such information about the company’s business, property, affairs and financial circumstances;

A person must not fail to comply with subsection (1), (2), (2A) or (3).

An offence based on subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.

For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Subsection (4) does not apply to the extent that the person has a reasonable excuse.

A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.