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Metropolitan Fire Systems Pty Ltd v Miller

[1997] FCA 399; (1997) 23 ACSR 699
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtFederal Court of Australia
Year1997
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Whether a director had reasonable grounds to suspect insolvency for the purposes of the insolvent-trading provisions is judged by an objective standard, namely that of a director of ordinary competence, not by the director's subjective belief.

Area of Law

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Related Cases

Miller v The Queen [2016] HCA 30; (2016) 259 CLR 380 (Miller v The Queen; Smith v The Queen; Presley v DPP (SA))
Vines v ASIC [2007] NSWCA 75; (2007) 73 NSWLR 451
Ringrow Pty Ltd v BP Australia Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 71; (2005) 224 CLR 656

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