CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 595

(1)  A person must not give, or agree or offer to give, to another person any valuable consideration with a view to securing the first-mentioned person's own appointment or nomination, or to securing or preventing the appointment or nomination of a third person, as:

(a)  a liquidator or provisional liquidator of a company; or

(b)  an administrator of a company; or

(c)  an administrator of a deed of company arrangement executed, or to be executed, by a company; or

(d)  a receiver, or a receiver and manager, of property of a company; or

(e)  a trustee or other person to administer a compromise or arrangement made between a company and any other person or persons.

(2)  An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

1. The accused for the purpose of obtaining a position of liquidator, receiver, or administrator, or trustee,

2. Did induce another person

3. In order to obtain that position or

4  To prevent a third person from attaining that position.

Honest and reasonable mistake

Factual dispute

Lack of intent