Section 445E — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Creditors may terminate deed and resolve that company be wound up

Where:

(a) the company’s creditors pass a resolution at a meeting terminating the deed; and

(b) the notice of the meeting set out a proposed resolution that the company be wound up;

the creditors may also resolve at the meeting that the company be wound up.

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 445C — When deed terminates
s 445CA — When creditors may terminate deed
s 445D — When Court may terminate deed
s 445FA — Notice of termination of deed
s 445G — When Court may void or validate deed
s 445H — Effect of termination or avoidance

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