Section 601AG — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Claims against insurers of deregistered company

A person may recover from the insurer of a company that is deregistered an amount that was payable to the company under the insurance contract if:

(a) the company had a liability to the person; and

(b) the insurance contract covered that liability immediately before deregistration.

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 601AD — Effect of deregistration
s 601AE — What the Commonwealth or ASIC does with the property
s 601AF — The Commonwealth’s and ASIC’s power to fulfil outstanding obligations of deregistered company
s 601AH — Reinstatement
s 601AI — Transferring registration
s 601AJ — Applying to transfer registration

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