Corporate and M&A

Effect of receiverships on a director’s right to access company documents in Australia

Contact: Tony Stumm, Consultant 

There are several precisions within the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act) which entitle a director access to documents of the company of which they are director.

One would think that directors’ access to company documents is clear cut. The recent reported decision of Navarac Pty Ltd v Cassello [2016] WASC 327 (Navarac case) indicates that directors shouldn’t take their right of access for granted.

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