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title: "Declaration of independence, relevant relationships and indemnities (DIRRI), with appointment lodgement checklist"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/dirri-declaration"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
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# Declaration of independence, relevant relationships and indemnities (DIRRI), with appointment lodgement checklist

> Original DIRRI template for a voluntary administrator or liquidator in a creditors' voluntary winding up, covering the s 60 relevant-relationship and indemnity declarations, plus a checklist of first-week notices and…

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Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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Original DIRRI template for a voluntary administrator or liquidator in a creditors' voluntary winding up, covering the s 60 relevant-relationship and indemnity declarations, plus a checklist of first-week notices and ASIC lodgements, including Form 505.

## Key facts

- Kind: Other. A precedent that fits none of the other kinds.
- Practice area: [Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia
- AI level: Red. Keep AI out of the decisive steps. A lawyer does the work.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the 7 authorities it cites, for Australia.

## When to use it

Use when a registered liquidator accepts appointment as administrator or as liquidator in a creditors' voluntary winding up, and for replacement declarations. Do not use as a substitute for the practitioner's own independence assessment or the professional standards that bind them.

## How AI may be used

Lawyer- and practitioner-led. The declaration is the practitioner's personal statement, and errors can lead to removal, offences and loss of remuneration. AI may run searches and fill in company particulars for checking only.

**AI may:**

- Run conflict searches across the firm's client, matter and time records for the company, its directors, associates and secured creditors, and list every hit with its source.
- Fill in company particulars (name, ACN, registered office, directors, secured parties) from the ASIC extract and PPSR search for checking.
- Compare a completed draft against the s 60 categories and the checklist below and list anything missing.

**AI must not:**

- Must not conclude that a relationship does not create a conflict of interest or duty.
- Must not draft the practitioner's reasons for believing a relationship does not create a conflict.
- Must not lodge the declaration, Form 505 or any notice.

**The lawyer checks:**

- Every relationship within the 24-month window has been searched for and disclosed, including referral sources and pre-appointment meetings.
- All indemnities and up-front payments are disclosed with indemnifier and extent.
- No s 448C or s 532 disqualification applies.
- Lodgement and notice deadlines in Part B are diarised and met.

## Authorities

- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 9 (declaration of indemnities) and s 60 (declaration of relevant relationships)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00818/latest/text)
- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 436DA, 506A (declarations by administrator and liquidator)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00818/latest/text)
- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 448C, 532 (disqualification of persons connected with the company)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00818/latest/text)
- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 436E, 438B, 450A, 537 (first meeting, directors' report, notices of appointment)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00818/latest/text)
- [Insolvency Practice Rules (Corporations) 2016 (Cth) ss 70-30, 70-60](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2016L01989/latest/text)
- [ASIC Form 505 Notification of appointment or cessation of an external administrator](https://www.asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/forms/forms-folder/505-notification-of-appointment-or-cessation-of-an-external-administrator)
- [ARITA Code of Professional Practice (Fourth Edition, commenced 1 January 2020)](https://arita.com.au/Web/Web/ARITA-Code.aspx)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/forms/forms-folder/505-notification-of-appointment-or-cessation-of-an-external-administrator)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/dirri-declaration and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*