When Court may terminate deed
445D When Court may terminate deed
The Court may make an order terminating a deed of company arrangement if satisfied that:
information about the company’s business, property, affairs or financial circumstances that:
was false or misleading; and
can reasonably be expected to have been material to creditors of the company in deciding whether to vote in favour of the resolution that the company execute the deed;
was given to the administrator of the company or to such creditors; or
such information was contained in a document that accompanied a notice of the meeting at which the resolution was passed; or
there was an omission from such a document and the omission can reasonably be expected to have been material to such creditors in so deciding; or
there has been a material contravention of the deed by a person bound by the deed; or
effect cannot be given to the deed without injustice or undue delay; or
the deed or a provision of it is, an act or omission done or made under the deed was, or an act or omission proposed to be so done or made would be:
oppressive or unfairly prejudicial to, or unfairly discriminatory against, one or more such creditors; or
contrary to the interests of the creditors of the company as a whole; or
the deed should be terminated for some other reason.
An order may be made on the application of:
a creditor of the company; or
the company; or
ASIC; or
any other interested person.
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