Catchwords:

CORPORATIONS – consideration of whether the primary judge erred in concluding that the appellants, Mr and Mrs Cassimatis, engaged in conduct in contravention of s 180(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the “Act”) – consideration of the construction of the text of s 180(1) and the history of the development of that section of the Act – consideration of the extent to which the appellants exercised power and control over the management of the affairs of the corporation, Storm Financial Pty Ltd – consideration of the “corporation’s circumstances”, the “office occupied” by each appellant and the “responsibilities” within the corporation of each appellant for the purposes of the integers of s 180(1) of the Act

CORPORATIONS – consideration of the contraventions, as found by the primary judge, by the corporation of s 945A(1)(b) and (c) – consideration of the contraventions of s 912A(1)(a) and s 912A(1)(c) of the Act – consideration of the relationship between conduct on the part of the appellants giving rise to the contravention of those sections and the liability of the appellants arising under s 180(1) of the Act – consideration of the distinction between the accessorial liability of a person arising under s 79 of the Act and a liability arising in a director or officer of a corporation by reason of conduct in contravention of s 180(1) of the Act – consideration of the notion of a “stepping stone” to liability on the part of a director of officer of the corporation – consideration generally of the relationship between contended contraventions of s 180(1) by the appellants and contraventions by the corporation of particular provisions of the Act

CORPORATIONS – consideration of the integers of s 945A(1)(b) and (c) of the Act – consideration of contraventions by the corporation of those provisions of the Act – consideration of the relationship between contraventions of those provisions of the Act by the corporation and a liability arising in the appellants by reason of conduct engaged in by the appellants in contravention of s 180(1) of the Act