Owners - Units Plan No 1753, in the matter of Tien Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Tien Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) [2016] FCA 861

Owners - Units Plan No 1753, in the matter of Tien Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Tien Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) [2016] FCA 861

Subject to the applicant contributing $352,000 equity to the company and the liquidator being allowed sufficient time to comply with statutory obligations, the court is satisfied that Tien Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) will be solvent and that risk to future creditors is sufficiently addressed, warranting exercise of discretion to terminate the winding up.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 August 2016
Procedural Posture
Corporations – Winding Up Application / Interlocutory Application to Set Aside Winding Up Order
Outcome
Application to terminate winding up order allowed subject to conditions.
Legal Topics
['winding Up' 'solvency' 'taxation Obligations']
['corporations Law' 'corporate Insolvency'] ['winding Up' 'solvency' 'taxation Obligations']

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Procedural Posture

Corporations – Winding Up Application / Interlocutory Application to Set Aside Winding Up Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the company's solvency could be clearly established" "Whether there is a risk to future creditors based on the company's sole director failing to comply with past taxation obligations"]

Ratio Decidendi

Subject to the applicant contributing $352,000 equity to the company and the liquidator being allowed sufficient time to comply with statutory obligations, the court is satisfied that Tien Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) will be solvent and that risk to future creditors is sufficiently addressed, warranting exercise of discretion to terminate the winding up.

Court Disposition

Application to terminate winding up order allowed subject to conditions.

Orders

  • ['Parties to submit an agreed set of orders providing for the applicant’s equity contribution, liquidator’s compliance with statutory obligations, payment of debts including to the ATO, payment of liquidator’s fees and disbursements, and eventual termination of winding up.' 'Mr Cook’s costs of the application to be...