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LIFE INSURANCE ACT 1995 - SECT 50

Liability of directors

  (1)   If:

  (a)   APRA has given a notice to a life company under section   49 in respect of a contravention of this Part; and

  (b)   the contravention has resulted in a loss to a statutory fund; and

  (c)   the company has failed to comply with the notice within the period specified in it or within that period as extended under subsection   49(4);

the persons who were the directors of the company when the contravention occurred are jointly and severally liable to pay the company an amount equal to the amount of the loss.

  (2)   A person is not liable under subsection   (1) if the person proves that he or she used due diligence to ensure that the company complied with the notice.


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