Section 600F — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

(1) If:

(a) a relevant authority of an eligible company requests, or authorises someone else to request, a person or authority (the supplier) to supply an essential service to the company in Australia; and

(b) the company owes an amount to the supplier in respect of the supply of the essential service before the effective day;

the supplier must not:

(c) refuse to comply with the request for the reason only that the amount is owing; or

(d) make it a condition of the supply of the essential service pursuant to the request that the amount is to be paid.

(2) In this section:

effective day, in relation to a relevant authority of an eligible company, means the day when the relevant authority became a relevant authority of the company, even if that day began before this Act commenced.

eligible company means a company:

(a) that is being wound up; or

(b) a provisional liquidator of which is acting; or

(c) that is under administration; or

(d) that has executed a deed of company arrangement that has not yet terminated; or

(da) that is under restructuring; or

(db) that has made a restructuring plan that has not yet terminated; or

(e) a receiver, or receiver and manager, of property of which is acting.

relevant authority, in relation to an eligible company, means:

(a) the liquidator; or

(b) the provisional liquidator; or

(c) the administrator of the company; or

(d) the administrator of the deed of company arrangement; or

(da) the restructuring practitioner for the company; or

(db) the restructuring practitioner for the restructuring plan; or

(e) the receiver, or receiver and manager;

as the case requires.

Related sections

• s 598 — Order against person concerned with corporation
• s 599 — Appeals from decisions of receivers etc.
• s 600AA — Duty of receiver, administrator or liquidator—parental leave pay
• s 600H — Rights if claim against the company postponed
• s 600J — Acts of external administrator valid etc.
• s 600K — Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations)

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