Supreme Court (Corporations) (WA)

Western Australia Supreme Court Act 1935 Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) Supreme Court (Corporations) (WA) Rules 2004 Western Australia Supreme Court (Corporations) (WA) Rules 2004 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1.1. Citation 1 1.2. Commencement 1 1.3. Application of these rules and the Supreme Court Rules 1 1.4. Expressions used in the Corporations Act 2 1.5. Terms used 2 1.6. References to rules and forms 3 1.7. Substantial compliance with forms 4 1.8. Court's power to give directions 4 1.9. Calculation of time 4 1.10. Extension and abridgment of time 5 Part 2 — Proceedings generally 2.1. Title of documents in a proceeding (Form 1) 6 2.2. Originating process and interlocutory process (Forms 2 & 3) 6 2.3. Fixing of hearing 7 2.4. Supporting affidavits 8 2.4A. Application for order setting aside statutory demand (Corporations Act s. 459G) 8 2.5. Affidavits made by creditors 9 2.6. Form of affidavits 9 2.7. Service of originating process or interlocutory process and supporting affidavit 9 2.8. Notice of certain applications to be given to ASIC 10 2.9. Notice of appearance (Corporations Act s. 465C) (Form 4) 11 2.10. Intervention in proceeding by ASIC (Corporations Act s. 1330) (Form 5) 12 2.12. Proof of publication 13 2.13. Leave to creditor, contributory or officer to be heard 13 2.14. Inquiry in relation to corporation's debts etc. 14 2.15. Meetings ordered by the Court 14 Part 3 — Compromises and arrangements in relation to Part 5.1 bodies 3.1. Application of Part 3 15 3.2. Nomination of chairperson for meeting 15 3.3. Order for meetings to identify proposed scheme 16 3.4. Notice of hearing (Corporations Act s. 411(4) & 413(1)) (Form 6) 16 3.5. Copy of order approving compromise or arrangement to be lodged with ASIC 17 Part 4 — Receivers and other controllers of corporation property (Corporations Act Part 5.2) 4.1. Inquiry into conduct of controller (Corporations Act s. 423) 18 4.2. Order or inquiry in relation to registered liquidator or external administration of company 18 Part 5 — Winding‑up proceedings (including oppression proceedings where winding‑up is sought) 5.1. Application of Part 5 19 5.2. Affidavit accompanying statutory demand (Corporations Act s. 459E(3)) (Form 7) 19 5.3. Application for leave to apply for winding‑up in insolvency (Corporations Act s. 459P(2)) 19 5.4. Affidavit in support of application for winding‑up (Corporations Act s. 459P, 462 & 464) 20 5.5. Consent of liquidator (Corporations Act s. 532(9)) (Form 8) 20 5.6. Notice of application for winding‑up (Form 9) 21 5.7. Applicant to make copies of documents available 22 5.8. Discontinuance of application for winding‑up 22 5.9. Appearance before master 22 5.10. Order substituting plaintiff in application for winding‑up (Corporations Act s. 465B) (Form 10) 22 5.11. Notice of winding‑up order and appointment of liquidator (Form 11) 23 Part 6 — Provisional liquidators (Corporations Act Part 5.4B) 6.1. Appointment of provisional liquidator (Corporations Act s. 472) (Form 8) 25 6.2. Notice of appointment of provisional liquidator (Form 12) 25 Part 7 — Liquidators 7.2. Vacancy in office of liquidator (Corporations Act s. 473A and 499(3) and Insolvency Practice Schedule s. 90‑15) 27 7.3. Report to liquidator as to company's affairs (Corporations Act s. 475) 27 7.4. Liquidator to file certificate and copy of settled list of contributories (Corporations Act s. 478) 28 7.5. Release of liquidator and deregistration of company (Corporations Act s. 480(c) & (d)) 28 7.6. Objection to release of liquidator (Form 13) 31 7.7. Report on accounts of liquidator (Corporations Act s. 481) 31 7.8. Application for payment of call (Corporations Act s. 483(3)(b)) (Form 14) 32 7.9. Distribution of surplus by liquidator with special leave of the Court (Corporations Act s. 488(2)) (Form 15) 32 7.10. Powers delegated to liquidator by the Court (Corporations Act s. 488) 33 7.11. Appointment of reviewing liquidator (Insolvency Practice Schedule s. 90‑23(8)) 33 Part 8 — Special managers (Corporations Act Part 5.4B) 8.1. Application for appointment of special manager (Corporations Act s. 484) 34 8.2. Security given by special manager (Corporations Act s. 484) 34 8.3. Special manager's receipts and payments (Corporations Act s. 484) 34 Part 9 — Remuneration of office‑holders 9.1. Remuneration of receiver (Corporations Act s. 425(1)) (Form 16) 36 9.2. Determination of remuneration of external administrator (Insolvency Practice Schedule s. 60‑10(1)(c) and (2)(b)) (Form 16) 38 9.2A. Review of remuneration determination for external administrator (Insolvency Practice Schedule s. 60‑11(1)) 40 9.3. Remuneration of provisional liquidator (Insolvency Practice Schedule s. 60‑16) (Form 16) 42 9.5. Remuneration of special manager (Corporations Act s. 484(2)) (Form 16) 45 Part 10 — Winding‑up generally 10.1. Determination of value of debts or claims (Corporations Act s. 554A(2)) 48 10.2. Disclaimer of contract (Corporations Act s. 568(1A)) 48 10.3. Winding‑up Part 5.7 bodies (Corporations Act s. 583 & 585) and registered schemes (Corporations Act s. 601ND) 48 Part 11 — Inquiries, examinations, investigations, and orders against person concerned with corporation 11.1. Term used: examination summons 49 11.2. Inquiries, examinations and investigations under Corporations Act s. 411(9)(b) or 423(3) or Insolvency Practice Schedule Div. 90 Subdiv. B 49 11.3. Application for examination summons (Corporations Act s. 596A & 596B) (Form 17) 50 11.4. Service of examination summons 51 11.5. Discharge of examination summons 51 11.6. Filing of record of examination (Corporations Act s. 597(13)) 52 11.7. Authentication of transcript of examination (Corporations Act s. 597(14)) 52 11.8. Inspection of record or transcript of examination or investigation under Corporations Act s. 411 or 423 or Insolvency Practice Schedule Div. 90 Subdiv. B 53 11.9. Entitlement to record or transcript of examination held in public 53 11.10. Default in relation to examination 54 11.11. Service of application for order in relation to breaches etc. by person concerned with corporation (Corporations Act s. 598) 54 Part 11A — Warrants (Corporations Act s. 486B and Part 5.4B Division 3 Subdivision B) 11A.1. Arrest of person (Corporations Act s. 486B) (Form 17A) 56 Part 12 — Takeovers, acquisitions or shares, etc. (Corporations Act Chapters 6 to 6D) and financial services and markets (Corporations Act Chapter 7) 12.1. Service on ASIC in relation to proceedings under Corporations Act Ch. 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D or 7 57 12.1A. Reference to Court of question of law arising in proceeding before the Takeovers Panel (Corporations Act s. 659A) 57 12.1B. Notification to Court where proceeding is commenced before end of takeover bid period (Corporations Act s. 659B) 57 12.2. Application for summons for appearance of person (Corporations Act s. 1071D(4)) (Form 18) 58 12.3. Application for orders relating to refusal to register transfer or transmission of securities (Corporations Act s. 1071F) 58 Part 14 — Appeals authorised by the Corporations Act 14.1. Appeals against acts, omissions or decisions 59 Part 15 — Proceedings under the ASIC Act 15.1. Reference to Court of question of law arising at hearing of ASIC (ASIC Act s. 61) 61 15.2. Application for inquiry (ASIC Act s. 70, 201 & 219) 61 Part 15A — Proceedings under the Cross‑Border Insolvency Act 15A.1. Application of this Part and other rules of court 62 15A.2. Expressions used in the Cross‑Border Insolvency Act 62 15A.3. Application for recognition 63 15A.4. Application for provisional relief under article 19 of the Model Law 64 15A.5. Registered liquidator's consent to act 64 15A.6. Notice of filing of application for recognition 65 15A.7. Notice of order for recognition, withdrawal etc. 65 15A.8. Relief after recognition 66 15A.9. Application to modify or terminate an order for recognition or other relief 67 Part 16 — Jurisdiction of masters 16.1. Jurisdiction of masters 69 Schedule 1 — Forms Schedule 2 — Matters outside the jurisdiction of a master Notes to these rules Notes Compilation table 108 Defined terms Supreme Court Act 1935 Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) Supreme Court (Corporations) (WA) Rules 2004