Registered liquidator disciplinary decisions

Schedule 2 Committee referrals and decisions

Under s40-50 of Schedule 2 to the Corporations Act 2001 ASIC may refer a registered liquidator to a disciplinary committee.

The table below sets out the referrals made by ASIC to a disciplinary committee since 1 March 2017 (when this disciplinary regime started), and the results of those referrals where the committee has decided ASIC should publish information about the committee’s decision.

Registered Liquidator Name Date of Referral Basis of Referral Date of Decision Copy of Report and/or Decision
Giles Geoffrey WOODGATE 23 June 2023  Referral to Committee – Giles Woodgate 19 October 2023

Committee decision stayed

Steven NAIDENOV 29 May 2023 Referral to Committee – Steven Naidenov 21 December 2023

Decision - Steven Naidenov

24-004MR (for background)

Richard Ernest AURICHT 9 December 2022 Referral to Committee – Richard Auricht 28 June 2023

Decision - Richard Auricht

23-187MR (for background)

Cameron Lindsay DUNCAN 18 November 2022 Referral to Committee – Cameron Duncan 28 February 2023

Registration cancelled

23-065MR (for background)

Nicholas James David CROUCH 11 November 2021 Referral to Committee – Nicholas Crouch 24 June 2022

Decision – Nicholas Crouch

22-171MR (for background)

Katherine Elizabeth BARNET 10 July 2020 Referral to Committee – Katherine Barnet 13 November 2020 Ms Katherine Barnet continues to be registered as a liquidator as the Committee was not satisfied that her actions warranted disciplinary action and found that no other disciplinary action should be taken against her. The liquidator’s registration details are available by conducting a search on ASIC’s Register. The Committee did not make an order under s40-55(1)(h) of Schedule 2 to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) that ASIC should publish the reasons for the decision.

William John FLETCHER

10 July 2020

Referral to Committee – William Fletcher

13 November 2020

Mr William Fletcher continues to be registered as a liquidator as the Committee was not satisfied that his actions warranted disciplinary action and found that no other disciplinary action should be taken against him. The liquidator’s registration details are available by conducting a search on ASIC’s Register. The Committee did not make an order under s40-55(1)(h) of Schedule 2 to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) that ASIC should publish the reasons for the decision.

Amanda YOUNG

1 November 2019

Referral to Committee – Amanda Young

3 June 2020

Decision – Amanda Young

20-142MR (for background)

Trajan John KUKULOVSKI

27 May 2019

Referral to Committee – Trajan John Kukulovski

7 January 2021 (AAT)

AAT Decision

21-005MR (for background)

Mitchell Warren BALL

18 March 2019

Referral to Committee – Mitchell Warren Ball

25 November 2019

Decision – Mitchell Warren Ball

David Nicholas IANNUZZI

31 May 2019

Referral to Committee – David Nicholas Iannuzzi

12 November 2019

David Nicholas Iannuzzi’s liquidator registration was cancelled by ASIC on 12 November 2019 following ASIC’s receipt of sealed orders made by the Federal Court on 7 November 2019 in the matter of Commissioner of Taxation v Iannuzzi (No 2) [2019] FCA 1818. As a result of the cancellation the Committee is not able to make a decision on ASIC’s referral and will not consider the matter.

David John LEIGH

12 December 2018

Referral to Committee – David John Leigh

22 February 2019

Decision – David John Leigh

Dennis Anthony TURNER

20 December 2017

Referral to Committee – Dennis Anthony Turner

8 March 2018

Summary of Decision – Dennis Anthony Turner

Last updated: 17/01/2024 03:59