Forced Deregistration
Under the Corporations Act 2001, the regulator has the power to “strike off” a company. “Strike off” refers to the removal of the company name from the company register, resulting in its dissolution.
This method is used when a company is not in operation, is not carrying on a business, has ceased to carry on a business or if it has overdue fees or penalties.
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To strike off a company, the regulator sends a letter to the registered office of the company stating that if no reply is received within one month, then a notice will be published on the Insolvency Notices Website, with a view to striking the company off the company register. If they don’t receive a reply when the notice is published on their website, unless it is shown within two months that the company is still in business, they strike the company off the register.
Commonly, a company misses the notices and is inadvertently struck off the register.
This can be a problem if a creditor of the company wants to pursue it, because a deregistered company cannot be put into voluntary liquidation. Usually a director of the company will have to use a lawyer to apply to court to have the company reactivated, this can be a lengthy and expensive process
At Dissolve we are experienced in applications for reinstatement and we would be happy to lead you through the process.
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Want to know more about winding up a solvent company? Visit these pages :
- Member’s Voluntary Liquidation (MVL)
- The MVL Process
- Effects of an MVL
- MVL vs. Voluntary Deregistration
- Voluntary Deregistration
- Who can act as Liquidator?
If you would like to learn more about Liquidation, please access our full Liquidation guide created by Dissolve’s specialists explaining this in detail.