205AC. Written statement to be disseminated unless application to Court made

Where an auditor of a public interest company, or a subsidiary company of a public interest company, gives the company a notice of resignation under section 205AB, the company must within 14 days after receiving the notice of resignation and the written statement of the auditor’s reasons for resigning (called in this section and sections 205AD and 205AE the written statement) send a copy of the written statement to every member of the company.

Copies of the written statement need not be sent out if an application is made to the Court within 14 days, beginning on the date on which the company received the written statement, by either the company or any other person who claims to be aggrieved by the written statement, for a determination that the auditor has abused the use of the written statement or is using the provisions of this section to secure needless publicity for defamatory matter.

In the case where an application is made under subsection (2) by —

If default is made in complying with subsection (1), the company and every director of the company who is in default shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.