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CORPORATIONS REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 5.3B.60

Court may make orders in relation to creditor disputes before restructuring plan is made

  (1)   This regulation applies if:

  (a)   a company proposes to make a restructuring plan; and

  (b)   a person notifies the company's restructuring practitioner under subregulation   5.3B.22(2) that the person disagrees with the schedule of debts and claims included with the company's restructuring proposal statement; and

  (c)   the restructuring practitioner:

  (i)   refuses to consider the disagreement under subregulation   5.3B.22(5); or

  (ii)   makes, or refuses to make, a recommendation under subregulation   5.3B.22(7) to vary the schedule of debts and claims.

  (2)   The Court may, on the application of the company or a creditor of the company, make one or more of the following orders:

  (a)   that the restructuring practitioner consider the disagreement and make a recommendation in accordance with subregulation   5.3B.22(7);

  (b)   that the schedule of debts and claims be varied as set out in the order;

  (c)   that the acceptance period for the proposal to make the restructuring plan be extended.

  (3)   If the Court makes an order under subregulation (2), the restructuring practitioner must, within 2 business days after the day on which the order is made:

  (a)   lodge with ASIC notice in the prescribed form (if any):

  (i)   setting out the terms of the order; and

  (ii)   outlining the creditors' rights under regulation   5.3B.23; and

  (b)   give a copy of the notice to as many of the company's creditors as reasonably practicable.

Note:   Failure to comply with this subregulation is an offence: see subsection   1311(1) of the Act.



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