ON

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1990

WATCH

"WHILE THIS IS A LEGITIMATE COURSE FOR CREDITORS AND ONE

THE OPERATION OF SECTION OF ITSELF SHOULD NOT RULE OUT CONVERSION,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID. 209A IS DEEMED TO BE UNSATISFACTORY,"

"IT

KNOWLEDGE

THAT

IF MAINLY STEMS FROM THE CREDITORS'

A ANY

PAYABLE TO

SECTOR FEES TAKES

PRIVATE PLACE, CONVERSION

LESS THAN LIQUIDATOR, WHO CHARGES FEES ON A TIME-COST BASIS, WILL BE

OF IDENTIFYING THE FEES PAYABLE TO THE OR AS THE TIME CONSUMING WORK ASSETS HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE BY THE OR.

OPPORTUNITY "THIS SECTION IN EFFECT PROVIDES CREDITORS WITH AN

AS ΤΟ TO SEEK CONVERSION JUST BEFORE THE REALISATION OF ASSETS SO AVOID FEES PAYABLE TO THE OR FOR INVESTIGATORY WORK DONE BARLIER.

"THE BILL

THEREFORE PROPOSES

REQUIRING ANY APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION PERIOD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ΤΟ

THIS

BY REMEDY

WEAKNESS TO BE MADE WITHIN A SET

PROPOSED

PERIOD WILL GIVE ON THE BEST WAY

"WE BELIEVE THE THREE-MONTH SUFFICIENT TIME FOR CREDITORS TO REACH A DECISION FORWARD AND TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS," HE ADDED.

HAS

TO HAVE REGARD TO VARIOUS THE BILL ALSO REQUIRES THE COURT

IN DECIDING WHETHER AN MATTERS RELATING

THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO APPLICATION SHOULD BE ACCEPTED, FOR EXAMPLE, WHETHER OR NOT THERE BEEN AN INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION OR CONVICTION OF OFFICERS COMPANY FOR FRAUD.

OF THE

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

APPLICATIONS,

"AT PRESENT, THE COURT IS ONLY REQUIRED TO THE WISHES OF CREDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORIES IN DECIDING HE SAID.

WENT INTO

THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES CREDITORS OF COMPANIES WHICH LIQUIDATION AFTER AUGUST 30, 1984, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SECTION 209A, WITH A FURTHER THREE-MONTH GRACE PERIOD FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PRESENT BILL TO APPLY FOR CONVERSION UNDER THE PRESENT PROCEDURE.

"NO GRACE

WILL PERIOD

COMPANIES WHICH WENT INTO LIQUIDATION ADDED.

CREDITORS

17

OF

HOWEVER

BE

TO GIVEN

AUGUST BEFORE

30, 1984," HE

RIGHT

AS

"FOR THESE

CASES THE

BY GRANTED FOR CONVERSION

MAKING THE SECTION 209A COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ENVISAGED AT THE TIME OF

PASSED PETITION TO WIND UP THE COMPANY; AND MORE THAN FIVE YEARS HAVE

RIGHT SUBSEQUENTLY GRANTED, IN WHICH THEY COULD HAVE EXERCISED THE THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO

THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

ON

MAY 30.

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