76115 Insolvency

6cp

Requisite(s): 70417 Corporate Law

There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: J Harris

This subject is in two sections. The first section deals with bankruptcy, including: debtors' petitions; creditors' petitions; acts of bankruptcy; bankruptcy notices; property available to creditors; effect of bankruptcy on property and legal proceedings; proofs of debt; meetings of creditors after bankruptcy; realisation of the bankrupt's estate; and discharge, annulment and arrangements with creditors outside bankruptcy. The second section covers the winding up of insolvent companies, including: the statutory demand procedure, commencement of winding up; effect of winding up on the company, directors and creditors; appointment and powers of the liquidator; property available to creditors; proof of debt; challenging the liquidator's decisions; and termination of winding up, receiverships, voluntary administration, schemes of arrangement, insolvent trading, and pooling.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,041.62
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,472.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
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Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.