Section 458C — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Time for doing act does not run while act prevented by this Part

Where:

(a) for any purpose (for example, the purposes of a law, agreement or instrument) an act must or may be done within a particular period or before a particular time; and

(b) this Part prevents the act from being done within that period or before that time;

the period is extended, or the time is deferred, because of this section, according to how long this Part prevented the act from being done.

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 457C — Effect of contravention of this Division
s 458A — General power to make orders
s 458B — Other powers of the Court
s 458D — Meaning of restructuring relief period
s 458E — Meaning of eligible for temporary restructuring relief
s 458F — Directors declare company not eligible for temporary restructuring relief

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