One Tree Agriculture Pty Ltd v Lye [2025] FCA 126

One Tree Agriculture Pty Ltd v Lye [2025] FCA 126 File number:

Judgment of: DERRINGTON J

Date of judgment: 27 February 2025

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – directors – appointment and resignation – application to fix date of resignation – delay in filing notice of resignation – whether applicant established date on which they stopped being a director – whether just and equitable to fix date of resignation after ASIC register had been relied on by third party – application dismissed

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

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