Section 285 — Companies Act 1993: Meaning of failure to comply

285 Meaning of failure to comply 1 In section 286 of this Act unless the context otherwise requires, failure to comply means a failure of a liquidator to comply with a relevant duty arising— (a) Under this or any other Act or rule of law or Rules of Court; or (b) Under any order or direction of a Court other than an order to comply made under that section;— and comply , compliance , and failed to comply have corresponding meanings. (2) In subsection (1), relevant duty includes the duty of a person in his or her capacity as administrator or deed administrator of a company. Section 285(2): added, on 1 November 2007, by section 25 of the Companies Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 56).