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Introduction

There are three main types of winding up:

  • winding up by the court, which is in turn divided into:
    • winding up in insolvency, where the company must be insolvent; and
    • winding up by the court on other grounds, where the company may or may not be insolvent;
  • winding up by order of ASIC in specified circumstances; and
  • voluntary winding up, which is in turn divided into:
    • members’ voluntary, where the company must be solvent; and
    • creditors’ voluntary, where it will generally be insolvent.

See Introduction.