An employee of a company that is being wound up may give the company's liquidator a written notice:

(a)

stating that the employee intends to begin proceedings under section 596AC in relation to a contravention of section 596AB in relation to an entitlement of the employee; and

(b)

specifying the contravention of section 596AB and the entitlement to which the proposed proceedings relate; and

(c)

asking the liquidator to give the employee, within 3 months after receiving the notice:

(i)

a written consent to the employee beginning the proceedings; or

(ii)

a written statement of the reasons why the liquidator thinks that proceedings under section 596AC in relation to the contravention should not be begun.