Section 236 — Corporations Act 2001: Bringing, or intervening in, proceedings on behalf of a company

(1) A person may bring proceedings on behalf of a company, or intervene in any proceedings to which the company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the company for those proceedings, or for a particular step in those proceedings (for example, compromising or settling them), if: (a) the person is: (i) a member, former member, or person entitled to be registered as a member, of the company or of a related body corporate; or (ii) an officer or former officer of the company; and (b) the person is acting with leave granted under section 237. (2) Proceedings brought on behalf of a company must be brought in the company’s name. (3) The right of a person at general law to bring, or intervene in, proceedings on behalf of a company is abolished. Note 1: For the right to inspect company books, see subsections 247A(3) to (6). Note 2: For the requirements to disclose proceedings and leave applications in the annual directors’ report, see subsections 300(14) and (15). Note 3: This section does not prevent a person bringing, or intervening in, proceedings on their own behalf in respect of a personal right.