Section 844A — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Winding up body corporate

(1) While section 842A applies to a body corporate, it cannot be wound up voluntarily.

(2) The Court is to adjourn the hearing of an application for an order to wind up a body corporate while section 842A applies to the body corporate.

(3) The Court is not to appoint a provisional liquidator of a body corporate while section 842A applies to the body corporate.

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 843D — Self‑executing provisions
s 843E — When other laws prevail—certain other Commonwealth Acts
s 843F — Circumstances where a transaction by statutory manager not voidable under section 588FE
s 844B — Restrictions on exercise of third party property rights
s 844C — Stay of proceedings
s 844D — Reserve Bank and statutory manager not liable in damages for refusing consent

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