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New Zealand Case Law

Statutory duties of body corporates
  • 20 Feb 2023

    CALLANDER v BODY CORPORATE 91384 [2023] NZHC 215

    Citation
    [2023] NZHC 215
    Court
    High Court

    Where an applicant's concerns that a body corporate is dysfunctional, non-compliant with statutory duties, has made unlawful decisions and lacks proper governance are reasonably grounded, and practical governance failures exist (including no chairperson), the Court will exercise its discretion under s141 and appoint an administrator on the terms proposed in the application.

    • Appointment of administrator
    • Body corporate governance
    • Statutory duties of body corporates
    • Exercise of judicial discretion under s141