THE CORPORATIONS LAW

CCH Note: Part 13 of the Corporations Act 1989, inserted by sec 6 of No 110 of 1990, Sch 1 (effective 1 January 1991), begins as follows:

PART 13 - THE CORPORATIONS LAW

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The Corporations Law is as follows:...

CHAPTER 5 - EXTERNAL ADMINISTRATION

PART 5.9 - MISCELLANEOUS

Division 1 - Examining a person about a corporation

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Heading inserted by No 210 of 1992, s 116 (effective 23 June 1993).

CCH Note: See s 1382.

SECTION 596D   CONTENT OF SUMMONS  

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596D(1)  [Place, time and day of examination]  

A summons to a person under section 596A or 596B is to require the person to attend before the Court:

(a)  at a specified place and at a specified time on a specified day, being a place, time and day that are reasonable in the circumstances; and

(b)  to be examined on oath about the corporation's examinable affairs.

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S 596D(1) inserted by No 210 of 1992, s 116 (effective 23 June 1993).

CCH Note: See s 1382.

596D(2)  [Production of books in person's possession]  

A summons to a person under section 596A or 596B may require the person to produce at the examination specified books that:

(a)  are in the person's possession; and

(b)  relate to the corporation or to any of its examinable affairs.

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S 596D(2) inserted by No 210 of 1992, s 116 (effective 23 June 1993).

CCH Note: See s 1382.

596D(3)  [Specification of books]  

A summons under section 596A is to require under subsection (2) of this section the production of such of the books requested in the application for the summons as the summons may so require.

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S 596D(3) inserted by No 210 of 1992, s 116 (effective 23 June 1993).

CCH Note: See s 1382.

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