Section 456BCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Restructuring practitioner must be registered liquidator

(1) A person must not consent to be appointed, and must not act as restructuring practitioner for a company or for a restructuring plan.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person is a registered liquidator.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

(3) An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

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