Section 440H — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Lis pendens taken to exist

(1) This section has effect only for the purposes of a law about the effect of a lis pendens on purchasers or mortgagees.

(2) During the administration of a company, an application to wind up the company is taken to be pending.

(3) An application that is taken because of subsection (2) to be pending constitutes a lis pendens.

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.

Related sections

s 440E — Administrator not liable in damages for refusing consent
s 440F — Suspension of enforcement process
s 440G — Duties of court officer in relation to property of company
s 440J — Administration not to trigger liability of director or relative under guarantee of company’s liability
s 440JA — Property subject to a banker’s lien—exemption from this Division
s 441 — Application of Division

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