Section 60Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Declaration of relevant relationships

Administrator

(1) In this Act, a declaration of relevant relationships, in relation to an administrator of a company under administration, means a written declaration:

(a) stating whether any of the following:

(i) the administrator;

(ii) if the administrator’s firm (if any) is a partnership—a partner in that partnership;

(iii) if the administrator’s firm (if any) is a body corporate—that body corporate or an associate of that body corporate;

has, or has had within the preceding 24 months, a relationship with:

(iv) the company; or

(v) an associate of the company; or

(vi) a former liquidator, or former provisional liquidator, of the company; or

(via) a former restructuring practitioner for the company, or a restructuring plan of the company; or

(vii) a person who is entitled to enforce a security interest in the whole, or substantially the whole, of the company’s property (including any PPSA retention of title property); and

(b) if so, stating the administrator’s reasons for believing that none of the relevant relationships result in the administrator having a conflict of interest or duty.

Restructuring practitioner

(1A) In this Act, a declaration of relevant relationships, in relation to a restructuring practitioner for a company under restructuring, means a written declaration:

(a) stating whether any of the following:

(i) the restructuring practitioner;

(ii) if the restructuring practitioner’s firm (if any) is a partnership—a partner in that partnership;

(iii) if the restructuring practitioner’s firm (if any) is a body corporate—that body corporate or an associate of that body corporate;

has, or has had within the preceding 24 months, a relationship with:

(iv) the company; or

(v) an associate of the company; or

(vi) a former liquidator, or former provisional liquidator, of the company; or

(vii) a person who is entitled to enforce a security interest in the whole, or substantially the whole, of the company’s property (including any PPSA retention of title property); and

(b) if so, stating the restructuring practitioner’s reasons for believing that none of the relevant relationships result in the restructuring practitioner having a conflict of interest or duty.

Liquidator

(2) In this Act, a declaration of relevant relationships, in relation to a liquidator of a company, means a written declaration:

(a) stating whether any of the following:

(i) the liquidator;

(ii) if the liquidator’s firm (if any) is a partnership—a partner in that partnership;

(iii) if the liquidator’s firm (if any) is a body corporate—that body corporate or an associate of that body corporate;

has, or has had within the preceding 24 months, a relationship with:

(iv) the company; or

(v) an associate of the company; or

(vi) a former liquidator, or former provisional liquidator, of the company; or

(vii) a former administrator of the company; or

(viii) a former administrator of a deed of company arrangement executed by the company; or

(ix) a former restructuring practitioner for the company; or

(x) a former restructuring practitioner for a restructuring plan made by the company; and

(b) if so, stating the liquidator’s reasons for believing that none of the relevant relationships result in the liquidator having a conflict of interest or duty.

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.

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