Checklist · Insurance Law
Claim against the insurer of a deregistered company
Element checklist for Corporations Act 2001 section 601AG, where the company is deregistered. It does not cover insolvency without deregistration.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Australia, Commonwealth
- AI use
- Red You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when a person may claim against the insurer of a company that has been deregistered. Do not use it because the company is in liquidation or under administration but still registered.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may enter the company name, ACN and the deregistration date from a search. It must not say that section 601AG is satisfied or draft the claim.
AI may
- Enter the company name, ACN and any deregistration date printed on a company search in the file
- List the insurance contracts in the file and their periods
- Leave blank any element that is not in a document
AI must not
- Must not decide that the company had a liability to the person
- Must not decide that the contract covered that liability immediately before deregistration
- Must not draft the claim, the pleading or a letter of demand
The lawyer checks
- The company search shows deregistration, not only external administration
- The amount claimed is an amount that was payable to the company under the contract
- Section 51 is not used as if it were section 601AG
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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