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Registered liquidators

External administrator - maximum default amount of remuneration

(Section 60-15 of Schedule 2 to the Corporations Act 2001)

An external administrator of a company (other than a provisional liquidator or a liquidator appointed by ASIC under section 489EC of the Corporations Act 2001) who is appointed on or after 1 September 2017 is entitled to the following maximum default amount of remuneration set out in the table(s) below if remuneration is not determined by:

  1. For external administrations other than a members’ voluntary winding up:
    1. by resolution of the creditors; or
    2. if there is a committee of inspection and a determination is not made under paragraph (a) – by the committee of inspection; or
    3. if a determination is not made under paragraph (a) or (b) – by the Court
  2. In a members’ voluntary winding up:
    1. by resolution of the company at a general meeting: or
    2. if a determination is not made under paragraph (a) – by the Court.

Recent indexed amounts (last 3 years)

Appointment date

Maximum default amount (exclusive of GST)

1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025

$6,349

1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024

$6,127

1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023

$5,725

See table of Historical indexed amounts below for previous years indexed amounts.