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INFORMATION SHEETS, GUIDES and NEWS from Australian Reconstructing Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA)
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Last updated 3/5/2018 NOTE: "Restricted" means that ARITA has restricted access to the sheets, guides and news stories to members only. Where access by non-members and the public is available, a link to the ARITA page has been created. | |
| Number, etc | Title and description | Last updated/Date |
| Restricted | Former administrators’ statutory lien for remuneration and expenses: Vic Supreme Court decision | 3/5/2018 |
| Restricted | Consolidated list of outstanding ILRA 'fixes' | 1/5/2018 |
| Restricted | ARITA's response to AAT statement on Code of Professional Practice | 30/4/2018 |
| Submission: Clarification, simplification and modernisation of the consumer guarantee framework | 27/4/2018 | |
| Termination of membership - Mr Randall Joubert | 26/4/2018 | |
| Restricted | Denial of administrators’ equitable lien upheld on appeal: Full Federal Court decision | 24/4/2018 |
| Restricted | Section 553C set-off against liquidator preference claims: Federal Court decision | 23/4/2018 |
| Ipso facto: Consultation commences on exclusions from stay provisions | 16/4/2018 | |
| Termination of membership - Mr Ozem Kassem | 13/4/2018 | |
| Restricted | Amerind and Linc Energy: Applications to High Court for special leave to appeal | 10/4/2018 |
| Restricted | Administrators denied equitable lien for cost of stocktake of consignors’ goods | 10/4/2018 |
| Restricted | Court exercises discretion to refuse remedy for proven voidable transaction | 4/4/2018 |
| Restricted | Remuneration rates - AFSA National Panel of Registered Trustees | 4/4/2018 |
| Restricted | Objections to Discharge - Processing Timeframes | 3/4/2018 |
| Restricted | Amendment to ‘in receivership’ rules for MIS responsible entities and licenced trustees/custodians | 3/4/2018 |
| Restricted | ASIC Industry funding levy update | 28/3/2018 |
| Restricted | Validity of VA appointment: NSW Supreme Court decision | 26/3/2018 |
| One Year Bankruptcy & Debt Agreement Amendments Recommended to Senate | 22/3/2018 | |
| Restricted | Full Federal Court decision on corporate trading trusts | 22/3/2018 |
| Restricted | Safe Harbour & Continuous Disclosure - ASX Guidance | 15/3/2018 |
| Restricted | Potential changes to online auction rules | 13/3/2018 |
| Restricted | Queensland Court of Appeal decision in Linc Energy: Liquidators’ disclaimer prevails over State law | 9/3/2018 |
| Restricted | Victorian Court of Appeal decision on corporate trading trusts: The key points | 1/3/2018 |
| PCC's Determination and Reasons for Decision - Korda, Nettleton and Villani | 1/3/2018 | |
| ARITA submission on combatting illegal phoenixing | 28/2/2018 | |
| Restricted | Re Amerind: Victorian Court of Appeal's highly anticipated judgment on trading trusts *UPDATED* | 28/2/2018 |
| Restricted | Administrators refused advance permission of Court to admit subordinate claims for nominal amount | 26/2/2018 |
| Suspension of membership - David Leigh | 23/2/2018 | |
| Restricted | High Court to hear appeal on ‘holding’ DOCAs | 19/2/2018 |
| Submission: Transparency of business tax debts | 13/2/2018 | |
| Restricted | ‘Shelf’ order for incoming liquidator to conduct investigations: Queensland Supreme Court decision | 12/2/2018 |
| Restricted | Leave to proceed against insurers of insolvent companies: Federal Court decision | 6/2/2018 |
| The Essential Skills series has been expanded for 2018 | 30/1/2018 | |
| Restricted | Applying the ‘proportionality’ principle: Victorian Supreme Court decision on remuneration | 25/1/2018 |
| Restricted | Can a bankrupt sue for income earned during the bankruptcy? Victorian Supreme Court decision | 22/1/2018 |
| ARITA / AFSA / ASIC Liaison Meeting - 5 December 2017 | 18/1/2018 | |
| Restricted | ACT Supreme Court considers role of Australian representatives of UK trustee in bankruptcy | 17/1/2018 |
| Restricted | Setting aside statutory demands: NSW Court of Appeal decision | 16/1/2018 |
| Restricted | Applying for directions post-ILRA: Federal Court considers ‘new’ and ‘old’ legislation | 11/1/2018 |
| Restricted | Refund of Bank Charges | 11/1/2018 |
| Restricted | Transparency of business tax debts: Exposure draft legislation released for consultation | 11/1/2018 |
| Restricted | Debt Agreement Reform Bill Inquiry: Exposure draft available | 10/1/2018 |
| Restricted | ‘Ordinarily resident in Australia’: Full Federal Court decision on controlling trustee authority | 10/1/2018 |
| Restricted | ‘Evidentiary value’ of a company’s books and records: Victorian Supreme Court decision | 18/12/2017 |
| Restricted | Court voids transfer of real estate from bankrupt to spouse, dismisses trust claims | 14/12/2017 |
| Restricted | Court decision regarding trustee’s obligation to call meeting to consider s 73 proposal | 12/12/2017 |
| Restricted | References to "old" (pre-ILRA) legislative provisions: Interpretation legislation may assist | 11/12/2017 |
| Restricted | Liquidators allowed remuneration for work done under invalid appointments: Federal Court decision | 8/12/2017 |
| Restricted | Debt Agreement Reform Bill referred to Senate Committee | 8/12/2017 |
| Senate Inquiry gets it wrong on rural receiverships (ARITA media release) | 8/12/2017 | |
| Restricted | Liquidators' claim for remuneration and expenses out of trust property: Qld Supreme Court decisions | 6/12/2017 |
| Restricted | Amendments made to Federal Court (Corporations) Rules | 5/12/2017 |
| Restricted | 1-year Bankruptcy Bill referred to Committee: Report due March 2018 | 1/12/2017 |
| Restricted | WA Court of Appeal decides whether general security interest attaches to terminated-DOCA fund | 28/11/2017 |
| "The Safest Harbour" - How to protect yourself if your business is in financial distress | 21/11/2017 | |
| Restricted | One-year bankruptcy bill introduced into Federal Parliament | 19/11/2017 |
| Restricted | Guidance for members on the recovery of ASIC industry funding levy | 15/11/2017 |
| Restricted | Safe harbour guidance | 15/11/2017 |
| Restricted | Joinder of multiple defendants to liquidator recovery proceedings: Recent judgment and rules reform | 13/11/2017 |
| Restricted | Queensland Court of Appeal decision demonstrates the reach of existing ‘anti-phoenix’ provision | 7/11/2017 |
| Restricted | WA Court of Appeal delivers decision on liquidator independence | 1/11/2017 |
| Restricted | ARITA releases research paper on liquidator independence | 18/10/2017 |
| Restricted | ILRA: Second list of requested 'fixes' to legislation | 29/09/2017 |
| Restricted | ILRA and early destruction of books in court-ordered liquidations: NSW Supreme Court decision | 29/09/2017 |
| Restricted | ILRA FAQs - updated 26 September 2017 | 26/09/2017 |
| Restricted | Bankruptcy decision: Can a court extend the 60 days to apply to set aside a s 139ZQ notice? | 26/09/2017 |
| Restricted | New Compilation of Insolvency Practice Rules (Corporations) available | 22/09/2017 |
| Restricted | Federal Court decision on PPSA and bailments: Is there a ‘PPS lease’? | 22/09/2017 |
| Restricted | Federal Court decision: Linc Energy issues extend beyond mining and natural resources appointments | 20/09/2017 |
| Restricted | The safe harbour is now open | 19/09/2017 |
| Restricted | Full Federal Court rules on asserted ‘abuse of process’ by presentation of debtor’s petition | 7/09/2017 |
| Restricted | New compilation of Insolvency Practice Rules (Bankruptcy) available | 6/09/2017 |
| Restricted | Recovery of the ASIC user pays levy | 6/09/2017 |
| Restricted | ILRA: 1 September commencement uncovers more legislation errors | 4/09/2017 |
ARITA templates for ILRA released *updated 4 Sept* Templates for ARITA members only  |
4/09/2017 | |
| Information sheet: Remuneration of an external administrator | 1/08/2017 | |
| Information sheet: Offences and recoverable transactions in a voluntary administration | 1/08/2017 | |
| Overview of Insolvency - corporate insolvency | 1/08/2017 | |
| 11302-INFO-Proposals information sheet v1_0 | Information sheet: Proposals without meetings. For creditors in a liquidation, voluntary administration or deed of company arrangement | 1/07/2017 |
| INFO-Proposals- information sheet-(personal)- v1_1 | Information sheet: Proposals without meetings. For creditors in a bankruptcy or personal insolvency agreement (referred to jointly as a "regulated debtor estate") | 1/07/2017 |
| Information sheet: Creditor rights (liquidation) | 1/07/2017 | |
| Information sheet: Creditor rights in a regulated debtor estate | 1/07/2017 | |
| Information sheet: Creditors rights (voluntary administration) | 1/07/2017 | |
| Information sheet: Committees of Inspection | 1/07/2017 | |
| Information sheet: Committees of Inspection | 1/07/2017 | |
| Information for people in business and their advisers (by ARITA, ASIC and AFSA) | 1/03/2017 |