Section 418Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Persons not to act as receivers

(1) A person is not qualified to be appointed, and must not act, as receiver of property of a corporation if the person:

(a) is a secured party in relation to any property (including PPSA retention of title property) of the corporation; or

(b) is an auditor or a director, secretary, senior manager or employee of the corporation; or

(c) is a director, secretary, senior manager or employee of a body corporate that is a secured party in relation to any property (including PPSA retention of title property) of the corporation; or

(d) is not a registered liquidator; or

(e) is a director, secretary, senior manager or employee of a body corporate related to the corporation; or

(f) unless ASIC directs in writing that this paragraph does not apply in relation to the person in relation to the corporation—has at any time within the last 12 months been a director, secretary, senior manager, employee or promoter of the corporation or of a related body corporate.

(3) Paragraph (1)(d) does not apply in relation to a body corporate authorised by or under a law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory to act as receiver of property of the corporation concerned.

(4) In this section:

senior manager does not include a receiver and manager.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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