Corporations Act 2001

CHAPTER 5A - DEREGISTRATION, AND TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION, OF COMPANIES  

PART 5A.1 - DEREGISTRATION  

Note 1: This Part applies to the deregistration of CCIVs with modifications: see Subdivision A of Division 9 of Part 8B.6 .

Note 2: For the deregistration of sub-funds of CCIVs, see Subdivision A of Division 9 of Part 8B.6 .

SECTION 601AB   DEREGISTRATION - INITIATED BY THE REGISTRAR   Circumstances in which the Registrar may deregister

601AB(1)  
The Registrar may decide to deregister a company if:

(a)  

the response to a return of particulars given to the company is at least 6 months late; and

(b)  the company has not lodged any other documents with ASIC or the Registrar under this Act in the last 18 months; and

(c)  the Registrar has no reason to believe that the company is carrying on business.

601AB(1A)  

The Registrar may also decide to deregister a company if the company ' s review fee in respect of a review date has not been paid in full at least 12 months after the due date for payment.

601AB(1B)  

The Registrar may also decide to deregister a company if:

(a)  the company is liable to pay levy imposed by the ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Act 2017 ; and

(b)  the company has not paid in full at least 12 months after the due date for payment:

(i) the amount of the levy; and

(ii) the amount of any late payment penalty payable in relation to the levy; and

(iii) the amount of any shortfall penalty payable in relation to the levy.

601AB(2)  
The Registrar may also decide to deregister a company if the company is being wound up and the Registrar has reason to believe that:

(a)  the liquidator is no longer acting; or

(b)  the company ' s affairs have been fully wound up and a return that the liquidator should have lodged with ASIC or the Registrar is at least 6 months late; or

(c)  the company ' s affairs have been fully wound up under Part 5.4 and the company has no property or not enough property to cover the costs of obtaining a Court order for the company ' s deregistration.

Deregistration procedure

601AB(3)  

If the Registrar decides to deregister a company under this section, the Registrar must:

(a)  give notice of the proposed deregistration:

(i) to the company; and

(ii) to the company ' s liquidator (if any); and

(iii) to the company ' s directors; and

(iv) (Repealed)

(ab)  make a record of the proposed deregistration; and]

(b)  publish notice of the proposed deregistration.

601AB(3A)  

When 2 months have passed since the publication of the notice under paragraph (3)(b) , the Registrar may deregister the company.

601AB(4)  

The Registrar does not have to give a person notice under paragraph (3)(a) if the Registrar does not have the necessary information about the person ' s identity or address.

601AB(5)  

The Registrar must give notice of the deregistration to everyone who was notified of the proposed deregistration under subparagraph (3)(a)(ii) or (iii) .

601AB(5A)  
The Registrar must refuse to deregister a company under this section if ASIC notifies the Registrar that ASIC objects to the deregistration.

601AB(6)  

The Registrar may refuse to deregister a company under this section if ASIC decides to order under section 489EA that the company be wound up.

601AB(7)  

Subsections (5A) and (6) do not limit the Registrar ' s power to refuse to deregister the company.