Victorian Consolidated Regulations

SUPREME COURT (CORPORATIONS) RULES 2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   ORDER 1—PRELIMINARY

   1.1.    Title and objects  
   1.2.    Authorising provisions, commencement and revocation  
   1.3.    Application of these Rules and other rules of the Court  
   1.4.    Expressions used in the Corporations Act  
   1.5.    Definitions for these Rules  
   1.6.    Reference to rules and forms  
   1.7.    Substantial compliance with forms  
   1.8.    Court's power to give directions  
   1.9.    Calculation of time  
   1.10.   Extension and abridgment of time  

   ORDER 2—PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY

   2.1.    Title of documents in a proceeding—Form 1  
   2.2.    Originating process and interlocutory process—Forms 2 and 3  
   2.3.    Fixing of hearing  
   2.4.    Supporting affidavits  
   2.4A.   Application for order setting aside statutory demand (s. 459G of the Corporations Act)  
   2.5.    Affidavits made by creditors  
   2.6.    Form of affidavits  
   2.7.    Service of originating process or interlocutory process and supporting affidavit  
   2.8.    Notice of certain applications to be given to ASIC  
   2.9.    Notice of appearance (s. 465C of the Corporations Act)—Form 4  
   2.10.   Intervention in proceeding by ASIC (s. 1330 of the Corporations Act)—Form 5  
   2.11.   Publication of notices  
   2.12.   Proof of publication  
   2.13.   Leave to creditor, contributory or officer to be heard  
   2.14.   Inquiry in relation to corporation's debts etc.  
   2.15.   Meetings ordered by the Court  

   ORDER 3—COMPROMISES AND ARRANGEMENTS IN RELATION TO PART 5.1 BODIES

   3.1.    Application of Order 3  
   3.2.    Nomination of chairperson for meeting  
   3.3.    Order for meetings to identify proposed scheme  
   3.4.    Notice of hearing (ss 411(4), 413(1) of the Corporations Act)—Form 6  
   3.5.    Copy of order approving compromise or arrangement to be lodged with ASIC  

   ORDER 4--—PROCESS FOR SEEKING AN INQUIRY OR ORDER IN RELATION TO CONTROLLER, REGISTERED LIQUIDATOR OR EXTERNAL ADMINISTRATION

   4.1.    Inquiry into conduct of controller (s. 423 of the Corporations Act)  
   4.2.    Order or inquiry in relation to a registered liquidator or external administration of a company  

   ORDER 5--—WINDING UP PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING OPPRESSION PROCEEDINGS WHERE WINDING UP IS SOUGHT)

   5.1.    Application of Order 5  
   5.2.    Affidavit accompanying statutory demand (s. 459E(3) of the Corporations Act)—Form 7  
   5.3.    Application for leave to apply for winding up in insolvency (s. 459P(2) of the Corporations Act)  
   5.4.    Affidavit in support of application for winding up (ss 459P, 462, 464 of the Corporations Act)  
   5.5.    Consent of liquidator (s. 532(9) of the Corporations Act)—Form 8  
   5.6.    Notice of application for winding up  
   5.7.    Applicant to make copies of documents available  
   5.8.    Discontinuance of application for winding up  
   5.9.    Appearance before Associate Judge or judicial registrar  
   5.10.   Order substituting plaintiff in application for winding up (s. 465B of the Corporations Act)—Form 10  
   5.11.   Notice of winding up order and appointment of liquidator  

   ORDER 6—PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATORS (PART 5.4B OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT)

   6.1.    Appointment of provisional liquidator (s. 472 of the Corporations Act)—Form 8  
   6.2.    Notice of appointment of provisional liquidator  

   ORDER 7—LIQUIDATORS

   7.2.    Vacancy in office of liquidator (Corporations Act s. 473A and s. 499(3) and Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) s 90-15)  
   7.3.    Report to liquidator as to company's affairs  
   7.4.    Liquidator to file certificate and copy of settled list of contributories (s. 478 of the Corporations Act)  
   7.5.    Release of liquidator and deregistration of company (ss 480(c) and (d) of the Corporations Act)  
   7.6.    Objection to release of liquidator—Form 13  
   7.7.    Report on accounts of liquidator (s. 481 of the Corporations Act)  
   7.8.    Application for payment of call (s. 483(3)(b) of the Corporations Act)—Form 14  
   7.9.    Distribution of surplus by liquidator with special leave of the Court (s. 488(2) of the Corporations Act)—Form 15  
   7.10.   Powers delegated to liquidator by the Court (s. 488 of the Corporations Act)  
   7.11.   Appointment of reviewing liquidator (Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) s. 90-23(8))  

   ORDER 8—SPECIAL MANAGERS (PART 5.4B OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT)

   8.1.    Application for appointment of special manager (s. 484 of the Corporations Act)  
   8.2.    Security given by special manager (s. 484 of the Corporations Act)  
   8.3.    Special manager's receipts and payments (s. 484 of the Corporations Act)  

   ORDER 9—REMUNERATION OF OFFICE-HOLDERS

   9.1.    Remuneration of receiver (s. 425(1) of the Corporations Act)—Form 16  
   9.2.    Determination of remuneration of external administrator (Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) s. 60-10(1)(c) and (2)(b))—Form 16  
   9.2A.   Review of remuneration determination for external administrator (Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) s. 60-11(1)  
   9.3.    Remuneration of provisional liquidator (Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) s. 60-16)—Form 16  
   9.5.    Remuneration of special manager (s. 484(2) of the Corporations Act)—Form 16  

   ORDER 10—WINDING UP GENERALLY

   10.1.   Determination of value of debts or claims (s. 554A(2) of the Corporations Act)  
   10.2.   Disclaimer of contract (s. 568(1A) of the Corporations Act)  
   10.3.   Winding up Part 5.7 bodies (ss 583, 585 of the Corporations Act) and registered schemes (s. 601ND of the Corporations Act)  
   11.1.   Definition for Order 11  
   11.2.   Inquiries, examinations and investigations under section 411(9)(b) or 423(3) of the Corporations Act or Subdivision B of Division 90 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations)  
   11.3.   Application for examination summons (ss 596A, 596B of the Corporations Act)—Form 17  
   11.4.   Service of examination summons  
   11.5.   Discharge of examination summons  
   11.6.   Filing of record of examination (s. 597(13) of the Corporations Act)  
   11.7.   Authentication of transcript of examination (s. 597(14) of the Corporations Act)  
   11.8.   Inspection of record or transcript of examination or investigation under ss 411 or 423 of the Corporations Act or Subdivision B of Division 90 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations)  
   11.9.   Entitlement to record or transcript of examination held in public  
   11.10.  Default in relation to examination  
   11.11.  Service of application for order in relation to breaches etc. by person concerned with corporation (s. 598 of the Corporations Act)  

   ORDER 11A--—WARRANTS (CORPORATIONS ACT SECTION 486B AND PART 5.4B, DIVISION 3, SUBDIVISION B)

   11A.01. Arrest of person (Corporations Act s. 486B)—Form 17A  

   ORDER 12--—TAKEOVERS, ACQUISITION OF SHARES ETC. (CHAPTERS 6 TO 6D OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT) AND SECURITIES (CHAPTER 7 OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT)

   12.1.   Service on ASIC in relation to proceedings under Chapter 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D or 7 of the Corporations Act  
   12.1A.  Reference to Court of question of law arising in a proceeding before Takeovers Panel (s. 659A of the Corporations Act)  
   12.1B.  Notification to Court where proceeding is commenced before end of takeover bid period (s. 659B of the Corporations Act)  
   12.2.   Application for summons for appearance of person (s. 1071D(4) of the Corporations Act)—Form 18  
   12.3.   Application for orders relating to refusal to register transfer or transmission of securities etc. (s. 1071F of the Corporations Act)  

   ORDER 13--NOTE

   14.1.   Appeals against acts, omissions or decisions  

   ORDER 15—PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE ASIC ACT

   15.1.   Reference to Court of question of law arising at hearing of ASIC (s. 61 of the ASIC Act)  
   15.3.   Application for inquiry (ss 70, 201, 219 of the ASIC Act)  

   ORDER 15A—PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY ACT

   15A.1.  Application of this Order and other rules of the Court  
   15A.2.  Expressions used in the Cross-Border Insolvency Act  
   15A.3.  Application for recognition  
   15A.4.  Application for provisional relief under article 19 of the Model Law  
   15A.5.  Registered liquidator's consent to act  
   15A.6.  Notice of filing of application for recognition  
   15A.7.  Notice of order for recognition, discontinuance etc.  
   15A.8.  Relief after recognition  
   15A.9.  Application to modify or terminate an order for recognition or other relief  

   ORDER 16—POWERS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGES

   PART 1--GENERAL

   16.1.   Powers of Associate Judges  
   16.2.   Reference by Associate Judge  
   16.3.   Matters within Associate Judge's jurisdiction not to be brought before Judge of the Court except in certain cases  
   16.4.   Associate Judge not to hear complaint for offence  
   16.5.   Appeals  

   PART 2--MEETINGS

   16.6.   Inquiry and order by Associate Judge as to meetings  

   PART 3--WINDING UP

   16.7.   Application of Part  
   16.8.   Application to Associate Judge or judicial registrar  
   16.9.   Consideration by Associate Judge or judicial registrar  
   16.10.  Filing of documents  

   ORDER 16A--—PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE FEDERALCOURTS (STATE JURISDICTION) ACT 1999

   16A.1.  Form for initiating proceeding  

   ORDER 16B—POWERS OF JUDICIAL REGISTRARS

   16B.1.  Powers of Associate Judges not limited by powers of judicial registrars  
   16B.2.  Powers of judicial registrars  
   16B.3.  Matters within judicial registrars' jurisdiction not to be brought before Judge of the Court except in certain cases  
   16B.4.  Judicial registrar may constitute Court  
   16B.5.  Judicial registrar not to hear complaint for offence  
   16B.6.  Appeal of decision of judicial registrar  

   ORDER 17—COSTS

   17.1.   Submission of bill of costs to liquidator  
   17.2.   Request for bill for taxation—Form 18A  
   17.3.   Lodgement of bill for taxation and appointment to tax  
   17.4.   Liquidator's certificate as to special terms of remuneration  
   17.5.   No allowance for performance by others of liquidator's or special manager's duties  
   17.6.   Application for costs after proceeding concluded  
   17.7.   Costs of winding up application—short form bills  
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