"appointer", in relation to the administrator of a company under
administration, means:
- (a)
- if the administrator was appointed by the Court under section 449B or
subsection (6) of this sectionthe Court; or
- (b)
- otherwise:
- (i)
- if the administration began because of an appointment under
section 436Athe company; or
- (ii)
- if the administration began because of an appointment under
section 436Ba liquidator or provisional liquidator of the company;
or
- (iii)
- if the administration began because of an appointment under
section 436Ca person who is entitled, or would apart from
section 440B or 441D be entitled, to enforce the charge.
(3) An appointment under subsection (1) by the company under
administration must be made pursuant to a resolution of the board.
(4) Within 5 business days after being appointed under subsection (1) as
administrator of a company otherwise than by the Court, a person must convene
a meeting of the company's creditors so that they may:
- (a)
- determine whether
to remove the person from office; and
- (b)
- if so, appoint someone else as administrator of the company.
(5) A person must convene a meeting under subsection (4) by:
- (a)
- giving
written notice of the meeting to as many of the company's creditors as
reasonably practicable; and
- (b)
- causing notice of the meeting to be published:
- (i)
- in a national newspaper; or
- (ii)
- in each State or Territory in which the company has its registered office
or carries on business, in a daily newspaper that circulates generally in that
State or Territory;
at least 2 business days before the meeting.
(6) Where a company is under administration, but for some reason no
administrator is acting, the Court may appoint a person as administrator on
the application of ASIC or of an officer, member or creditor of the company.
(7) Subsections (3) and (6) have effect despite section 437C.