Inquiry into Curbing the Phoenix Company
This inquiry looks at how to address the problem of "phoenix" companies, where one company fails, leaving many unpaid debts, and very soon afterwards another company is started up under a different name but with the same directors and doing the same type of business. The full terms of reference for this inquiry can be found here.
Reports and Government Responses
There were three reports tabled in Parliament in relation to this inquiry, all of which are available for download:
- the first report, which was tabled in Parliament in June 1994 (.pdf 443Kb)
- the second report, which was tabled in Parliament in May 1995 (.pdf 713Kb)
- the third report, which was tabled in Parliament in November 1995 (.pdf 240Kb)
The government responses to the reports are available for download:
- the first government response, in relation to the first report (.pdf 79Kb)
- the second government response, in relation to all three reports (.pdf 853Kb)