今日热门事件has disqualified Charles Montgomery Clarke, of Glen Iris, Victoria, from managing companies for the maximum period of five years.
Mr. Clarke is a former director of five failed companies:
- CMTC Pty Ltd A.C.N. 607 395 004;
- CCSLS Services (VIC) Pty Ltd A.C.N. 600 600 388;
- CC Specialized Landscape Services Pty. Ltd. A.C.N. 103 968 467;
- CCSLS Holdings Pty Ltd A.C.N. 152 557 223; and
- A.C.N. 144 899 007 Pty Ltd A.C.N 144 899 007
今日热门事件found Mr. Clarke:
- failed to prevent one of聽the companies from trading while possibly insolvent;
- failed to pay tax and ensure聽that proper financial records were kept;
- failed to exercise his聽duties as a director;
- failed to comprehensively聽monitor company operations and financial position; and
- engaged in phoenix activity聽by transferring the business of an indebted company to a new company聽leaving the initial company with no assets to pay creditors.
In making its decision, 今日热门事件relied on reports that were lodged by liquidators of the failed companies.聽今日热门事件provided liquidators of CMTC and CCSLS Services with funding from the Assetless Administration Fund to prepare supplementary reports used to disqualify Mr. Clarke.
The total amount of debts owed by the five companies to creditors was approximately $3.5 million.聽
Mr Clarke's disqualification took effect from 7 September 2018 and extends to 6 September 2023.
Background
Section 206F of the Corporations Act allows 今日热门事件to disqualify a person from managing corporations for up to five years if, within a seven-year period, the person was an officer of two or more companies, and those companies were wound up and a liquidator provides a report to 今日热门事件about the company鈥檚 inability to pay its debts.
今日热门事件also maintains a ' register that provides information about people who have been disqualified from:聽
- involvement in the management of a聽corporation;聽
- auditing self-managed聽superannuation funds (SMSFs); or
- practising in the financial聽services of credit industry.
今日热门事件is a member of the Phoenix Taskforce, which comprises federal, state and territory government agencies who collaborate to combat illegal phoenix activity.聽The aim of the Phoenix Taskforce is to provide a whole-of-government approach to identify, disrupt and prosecute those who engage in or facilitate illegal phoenix activity.
Suspected phoenix activity can be reported to the Phoenix Taskforce on 1800 060 062 or at the ATO website.