Appointment type
Liquidation
Appointment date
11 February 2014
Appointee
Martin Jones
Company subject to Administration
Forge Group Ltd ACN 065 464 226
Office
Perth
Background information
Martin Jones, Andrew Saker and Ben Johnson were appointed Voluntary Administrators of Forge Group Limited and subsidiaries ('the Group') on 11 February 2014 pursuant to Section 436A of the Corporations Act 2001 (The Act). The Voluntary Administrators were subsequently appointed General Purpose liquidators on 18 March 2014.
As a consequence the financiers on the same day, pursuant to their securities, appointed Mark Mentha and Scott Langdon of KordaMentha as Receivers and Managers over certain entities.
Andrew Saker resigned as a liquidator of the Group on 13 June 2014. Ben Johnson resigned as a liquidator of the Group on 12 October 2015.
Wayne Rushton and Dermott McVeigh were appointed joint and several liquidators alongside Martin Jones on 30 June 2017.
Dermott McVeigh resigned as a liquidator on 31 August 2017.
Wayne Rushton resigned as a liquidator on 19 August 2021.
On 13 June 2019 Rob Kirman and Rob Brauer of McGrathNicol were appointed Special Purpose Liquidators of the Group to pursue certain litigation claims. The Special Purpose Liquidators were released from their appointment on 3 November 2021.
Meetings
Presentation from the concurrent Second Meeting of Creditors held on Tuesday 18 March 2014.
Presentation from the concurrent First Meeting of Creditors held on Friday 21 February 2014.
Communications
Information and circulars for creditors.
Notice to Creditors: Section 579J Notice of Application for Pooling Order – 29 March 2019
Forge Group Limited
S439A(4)(a) Consolidated Group Report by Administrators – 10 March 2014
Forge Group Limited
Court documents
Court directions proceedings and documentation relating to this matter.
Order reassigning case from Hon. Hannah Blumenstiel to Hon. Dennis Montali – 4 January 2017
Forge Group Ltd
Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition for a Foreigh Proceeding – 3 January 2017
Forge Group Ltd
Foreign Representative's Emergency Motion for Provisional Relief – 3 January 2017
Forge Group Ltd
Memorandum of Law in Support of the Verified Petition under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code – 3 January 2017
Forge Group Ltd
Support
ASIC Insolvency material
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) provides resources on insolvency for directors, practitioners, employees, creditors and investors.
Visit the ASIC website to find out more.
Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG)
You may be eligible for FEG assistance. General information for claimants can be found here:
https://www.dewr.gov.au/fair-entitlements-guarantee.
Beyond Blue
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Phone: 1300 22 4636
Lifeline
Lifeline offers phone crisis counselling for people who are experiencing financial and emotional hardship.
Phone: 13 11 14 Australia-wide
Online crisis support chat (7:00pm to 4:00am daily)
