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CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 596AB

Entering into agreements or transactions to avoid employee entitlements

             (1)  A person must not enter into a relevant agreement or a transaction with the intention of, or with intentions that include the intention of:

                     (a)  preventing the recovery of the entitlements of employees of a company; or

                     (b)  significantly reducing the amount of the entitlements of employees of a company that can be recovered.

             (2)  Subsection (1) applies even if:

                     (a)  the company is not a party to the agreement or transaction; or

                     (b)  the agreement or transaction is approved by a court.

             (3)  A reference in this section to a relevant agreement or a transaction includes a reference to:

                     (a)  a relevant agreement and a transaction; and

                     (b)  a series or combination of:

                              (i)  relevant agreements or transactions; or

                             (ii)  relevant agreements; or

                            (iii)  transactions.

             (4)  If a person contravenes this section by incurring a debt (within the meaning of section 588G), the incurring of the debt and the contravention are linked for the purposes of this Act.



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