External administration alerts
A business that is insolvent, or is at risk of becoming insolvent, may go into 1 of 3 main types of external administration.
They are:
- voluntary administration, where an administrator takes control of the business to try to work out a way to save it
- liquidation, where a liquidator takes control of the business to wind it up in an orderly and fair way
- receivership, where a receiver is appointed by a secured creditor to sell assets to repay the debts owed to the secured creditor.
Insolvency matters for corporations come under the jurisdiction of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). For individuals, including unincorporated businesses, they fall under the Australian Financial Services Authority (AFSA).
Find out more about why organisations go into administration and your rights and responsibilities as a creditor on our when a business becomes insolvent page and the ASIC website.
Not all organisations placed into administration are listed here—only those likely to impact larger numbers of consumers.
For full details of all administration matters see:
| Name of trader | Date of alert | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Building Corporation trading as Oracle Platinum Homes | 25 August 2022 | Bill Cotter and W. Roland Robson of Robson Cotter Insolvency Group have been appointed liquidators of the company. |
| Wridgways Australia Pty Ltd | 9 July 2021 | Blair Pleash of Hall Chadwick Chartered Accountants was appointed Court Liquidator of SFG Relocations Pty Ltd Formerly Known as Wridgways Australia Pty Ltd by an order of the Supreme Court of Queensland. The Company was part of a group of companies which provided logistics, removal and warehousing services to customers within Australia and overseas. Should any creditors have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Hall Chadwick on (02) 9263 2600 or via email at sfgrelocations@hallchadwick.com.au. |
| STA Travel Pty Ltd | 21 August 2020 | Jason Tracy and Tim Norman of Deloitte have been appointed as voluntary administrators. Please direct your queries to the Administrators’ staff by email to STATravel@deloitte.com.au. |
| PAS Group (fashion brands Review, Jets, Black Pepper and Yarra Trail) | 29 May 2020 | PwC partners Stephen Longley, David McEvoy and Martin Ford have been appointed as voluntary administrators. |
| Virgin Australia Holdings Limited | 21 April 2020 | Vaughan Strawbridge, John Greig, Sal Algeri and Richard Hughes of Deloitte have been appointed as voluntary administrators of the company and a number of its subsidiaries, including Tiger Airways. |
| Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd | 21 April 2020 | Vaughan Strawbridge, John Greig, Sal Algeri and Richard Hughes of Deloitte have been appointed as voluntary administrators of the company. |
| Kikki K | 10 March 2020 | Jim Downey of J.P Downey & Co has been appointed as voluntary administrator. |
| Colette by Colette Hayman | 4 February 2020 | Deloitte has been appointed as voluntary administrator. |
| Jeanswest Corporation Pty Ltd | 15 January 2020 | Peter Gothard and James Stewart of KPMG have been appointed as voluntary administrators. |
| McWilliams Wines | 8 January 2020 | KPMG has been appointed as voluntary administrator. |
| Harris Scarfe | 11 December 2019 | Deloitte Restructuring Services has been appointed as voluntary administrator. |
| Curios Planet (Australian Geographic) | 5 December 2019 | Phil Carter, Andrew Scott and Daniel Walley of PwC have been appointed joint administrators. |
| Bardot | 28 November 2019 | KPMG has been appointed as voluntary administrator. |
| Benny Burger | 24 September 2019 | Kathryn Warwick and Daniel Woodhouse have been appointed liquidators. |
| Roger David | 18 October 2018 | KordaMentha |
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Toys R Us Babies R Us | 24 May 2018 |
McGrathNicol Advisory has been appointed as Voluntary Administrator. Consumers can contact McGrathNicol at: toysrus@mcgrathnicol.com Details of a creditors meeting will be published at www.mcgrathnicol.com |