Section 442A — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Additional powers of administrator

Without limiting section 437A, the administrator of a company under administration has power to do any of the following:

(a) remove from office a director of the company;

(b) appoint a person as such a director, whether to fill a vacancy or not;

(c) execute a document, bring or defend proceedings, or do anything else, in the company’s name and on its behalf;

(d) whatever else is necessary for the purposes of this Part.

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 441G — Recovering perishable property
s 441H — Court may limit powers of receiver etc. in relation to property used by company
s 441J — Giving a notice under an agreement about property
s 442B — Dealing with property subject to circulating security interests
s 442C — When administrator may dispose of encumbered property
s 442CA — Property subject to a possessory security interest—inspection or examination by potential purchasers etc.

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