Executive Summary
On 28 September 2022, the Federal Government, through the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Committee), commenced an inquiry into the effectiveness of Australia’s corporate insolvency laws in protecting and maximising value for the benefit of all interested parties and the economy (the Inquiry). See here the link to our earlier article on the key focus areas of the Inquiry.
On 12 July 2023, the Committee released their Report making 28 recommendations. The key recommendation of the Committee is that there is the need for an independent and comprehensive review of Australia’s corporate and personal insolvency laws to address the…