Voluntary Administration

About your recovery partner

Liquidators registered by ASIC

ARITA Professional members

CA & CPA qualified accountants

50+ staff nationwide

AFR top 100 accounting firm 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Take a breather
Moratorium (pause) on company debts and court proceedings.
Clear guidance
Expert advice to avoid insolvent trading and temporary relief of director roles and responsibilities.
Turnaround the future
Explore your opportunities, improving the financial status of the company back to profitability.
What is Voluntary Administration?
Gives you the breathing space to reassess the future. Entering voluntary administration allows you the opportunity to strategize with insolvency experts to create a new pathway for the business.
During this time, our expert administrators will begin investigations and preparing reports for creditors with a detailed understanding of the company’s financial affairs. At the second creditors meeting, usually 25-30 business days of appointment, the future of the company will be voted on by creditors. The company will either be wound up, enter a Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) or the company is returned to the control of its directors.
Why enter Voluntary Administration?
Voluntary Administration is a process designed to hit pause when the business is experiencing financial hurdles. Our independent and experienced insolvency experts identify pathways in determining the future of the company.
In the midst of analysing the current issues, our people provide assurance to creditors with expert reviews and reports of maximising their return.
As there are no guarantees in business, voluntary administration offers the opportunity to restructure, turnaround and pivot out of difficult times.

Facilitating decisions that set foundations in key moments, the moments that matter.

Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA)
Providing certainty during uncertain times.
A DOCA is a binding agreement between the company and its creditors to resolve ongoing financial issues.

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Meet our registered Liquidators

Domenic Calabretta
Chief Executive Officer & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Domenic is regarded as one of Australia’s leading restructuring experts with having the most number of appointments in 2017 in the insolvency industry. Domenic has significant experience across all facets of business turnaround, restructuring and administration. Being both an accountant and lawyer, he is considered a disruptor of the industry, having being involved in case law that has changed and improved the playing field of corporate insolvency. Of his impressive career to date, the biggest highlights for Domenic are the businesses that he has helped to save. Domenic is constantly appointed across all industries over companies ranging from small to medium businesses to multinationals. No engagement for Domenic is too small or too big.
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Grahame Ward
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Grahame is also regarded as one of Australia’s leading restructuring experts. He has significant experience across all facets of business turnaround, restructuring and administration. He has focused on commercial outcomes and communications with key stakeholders in transitioning various companies through the Voluntary Administration and Deeds of Company Arrangement process for over 20 years. This is in numerous industry segments across Australia. He has also undertaken matters involving overseas operations. When a Deed of Company Arrangement is unsuitable and or unable to be completed he strategically identifies practical alternative courses of action.
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Mitch Ball
Chief of Insolvency Operations & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Mitchell has 20 years’ experience in corporate insolvency and restructure. Mitchell is a Registered Liquidator having working on many types of corporate appointments. He has managed complex liquidations and voluntary administrations in numerous industries with expertise in property, finance, manufacturing, IT and building and constructions. Mitchell brings value to appointments from start to finish, from marketing and having initial contact with clients to achieving exceptional outcomes.
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Richard Lawrence
Director & ASIC Registered Liquidator
Melbourne
As a Director at Mackay Goodwin, Richard Lawrence brings 15 years of experience in insolvency, restructuring, and business advisory to lead significant projects within the firm.
Richard is an ASIC Registered Liquidator and a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand. Additionally, he’s a professional member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) underscoring his dedication to staying abreast of industry developments and best practices.
Richard is passionate about delivering insightful, pragmatic solutions to businesses facing financial challenges, helping them get back on the front foot.
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David Hurst
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
David has a wealth of experience across receiverships, voluntary administrations and liquidations together with restructuring and turnaround engagements. Growing up in Bathurst, NSW, David’s interest in agriculture and passion for motorsport translates to his hands-on approach in the insolvency industry. Taking upon a broad range of appointments, David provides a thorough analysis of the current situations his clients are facing and provides the best possible outcome for them and other stakeholders. David’s experience allows him to draw on a broad range of prior appointments and their unique nature to facilitate the survival of a business where possible by using achievable arrangements.
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Edwin Narayan
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Edwin is a valuable member of the senior Mackay Goodwin team, with a huge amount of expertise and experience in running a range of different Deed of Company Arrangement proposals, for Administrations across a diverse range of industry sectors, and in all states across Australia.
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Domenic Calabretta
Chief Executive Officer & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Domenic is regarded as one of Australia’s leading restructuring experts with having the most number of appointments in 2017 in the insolvency industry. Domenic has significant experience across all facets of business turnaround, restructuring and administration. Being both an accountant and lawyer, he is considered a disruptor of the industry, having being involved in case law that has changed and improved the playing field of corporate insolvency. Of his impressive career to date, the biggest highlights for Domenic are the businesses that he has helped to save. Domenic is constantly appointed across all industries over companies ranging from small to medium businesses to multinationals. No engagement for Domenic is too small or too big.
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Grahame Ward
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Grahame is also regarded as one of Australia’s leading restructuring experts. He has significant experience across all facets of business turnaround, restructuring and administration. He has focused on commercial outcomes and communications with key stakeholders in transitioning various companies through the Voluntary Administration and Deeds of Company Arrangement process for over 20 years. This is in numerous industry segments across Australia. He has also undertaken matters involving overseas operations. When a Deed of Company Arrangement is unsuitable and or unable to be completed he strategically identifies practical alternative courses of action.
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Mitch Ball
Chief of Insolvency Operations & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Mitchell has 20 years’ experience in corporate insolvency and restructure. Mitchell is a Registered Liquidator having working on many types of corporate appointments. He has managed complex liquidations and voluntary administrations in numerous industries with expertise in property, finance, manufacturing, IT and building and constructions. Mitchell brings value to appointments from start to finish, from marketing and having initial contact with clients to achieving exceptional outcomes.
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Richard Lawrence
Director & ASIC Registered Liquidator
Melbourne
As a Director at Mackay Goodwin, Richard Lawrence brings 15 years of experience in insolvency, restructuring, and business advisory to lead significant projects within the firm.
Richard is an ASIC Registered Liquidator and a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand. Additionally, he’s a professional member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) underscoring his dedication to staying abreast of industry developments and best practices.
Richard is passionate about delivering insightful, pragmatic solutions to businesses facing financial challenges, helping them get back on the front foot.
Read More
David Hurst
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
David has a wealth of experience across receiverships, voluntary administrations and liquidations together with restructuring and turnaround engagements. Growing up in Bathurst, NSW, David’s interest in agriculture and passion for motorsport translates to his hands-on approach in the insolvency industry. Taking upon a broad range of appointments, David provides a thorough analysis of the current situations his clients are facing and provides the best possible outcome for them and other stakeholders. David’s experience allows him to draw on a broad range of prior appointments and their unique nature to facilitate the survival of a business where possible by using achievable arrangements.
Read More
Edwin Narayan
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Edwin is a valuable member of the senior Mackay Goodwin team, with a huge amount of expertise and experience in running a range of different Deed of Company Arrangement proposals, for Administrations across a diverse range of industry sectors, and in all states across Australia.
Read More
Domenic Calabretta
Chief Executive Officer & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Domenic is regarded as one of Australia’s leading restructuring experts with having the most number of appointments in 2017 in the insolvency industry. Domenic has significant experience across all facets of business turnaround, restructuring and administration. Being both an accountant and lawyer, he is considered a disruptor of the industry, having being involved in case law that has changed and improved the playing field of corporate insolvency. Of his impressive career to date, the biggest highlights for Domenic are the businesses that he has helped to save. Domenic is constantly appointed across all industries over companies ranging from small to medium businesses to multinationals. No engagement for Domenic is too small or too big.
Read More
Grahame Ward
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Grahame is also regarded as one of Australia’s leading restructuring experts. He has significant experience across all facets of business turnaround, restructuring and administration. He has focused on commercial outcomes and communications with key stakeholders in transitioning various companies through the Voluntary Administration and Deeds of Company Arrangement process for over 20 years. This is in numerous industry segments across Australia. He has also undertaken matters involving overseas operations. When a Deed of Company Arrangement is unsuitable and or unable to be completed he strategically identifies practical alternative courses of action.
Read More
Mitch Ball
Chief of Insolvency Operations & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Mitchell has 20 years’ experience in corporate insolvency and restructure. Mitchell is a Registered Liquidator having working on many types of corporate appointments. He has managed complex liquidations and voluntary administrations in numerous industries with expertise in property, finance, manufacturing, IT and building and constructions. Mitchell brings value to appointments from start to finish, from marketing and having initial contact with clients to achieving exceptional outcomes.
Read More
Richard Lawrence
Director & ASIC Registered Liquidator
Melbourne
As a Director at Mackay Goodwin, Richard Lawrence brings 15 years of experience in insolvency, restructuring, and business advisory to lead significant projects within the firm.
Richard is an ASIC Registered Liquidator and a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand. Additionally, he’s a professional member of the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA) underscoring his dedication to staying abreast of industry developments and best practices.
Richard is passionate about delivering insightful, pragmatic solutions to businesses facing financial challenges, helping them get back on the front foot.





Gavin King
Director, ASIC Registered Liquidator & AFSA Registered Bankruptcy Trustee
Sydney
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Marcus Petrovic
Director
Sydney
Marcus has 13 years of experience in insolvency, restructuring, and business turnaround. Marcus has had the opportunity of international experience, working in the United Kingdom on domestic and cross-border insolvencies giving him a unique perspective and understanding of how different businesses operate. Due to his work in Australia and the UK, Marcus has developed a range of industry skills in his roles and assignments that have given his practice a competitive edge to deliver results.


David Hurst
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
David has a wealth of experience across receiverships, voluntary administrations and liquidations together with restructuring and turnaround engagements. Growing up in Bathurst, NSW, David’s interest in agriculture and passion for motorsport translates to his hands-on approach in the insolvency industry. Taking upon a broad range of appointments, David provides a thorough analysis of the current situations his clients are facing and provides the best possible outcome for them and other stakeholders. David’s experience allows him to draw on a broad range of prior appointments and their unique nature to facilitate the survival of a business where possible by using achievable arrangements.




Kate McMahon
Chief Experience Officer
Melbourne
Kate is a highly experienced marketing expert with a wealth of knowledge and creative strategies to further enhance Mackay Goodwin. As a Chief Experience Officer, Kate focuses on all aspects of the experience within the brand and company, pulling together the customer and employee experience. Her rapport with her team members as well as the extension to our clients and referrals is outstanding. In all her campaigns and projects, Kate creates fantastic results. She has been a major contribution in the growth and success of the firm over the past two years.



Edwin Narayan
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Edwin is a valuable member of the senior Mackay Goodwin team, with a huge amount of expertise and experience in running a range of different Deed of Company Arrangement proposals, for Administrations across a diverse range of industry sectors, and in all states across Australia.



Laura Wyatt
Head of People & Finance
Sydney
Laura Wyatt has been an integral part of the growth of Mackay Goodwin since 2014. She has helped grow the firm from the beginning to the success it is today. Initially beginning her career as an Executive Assistant to Domenic Calabretta, she has now excelled and grown to the role of Finance and Office Manager. Laura has played an active part in shaping the culture of the firm that recognises our people are our biggest asset by ensuring all feel valued and appreciated.




Rachel Brown
Manager
Sydney
Starting her career in insolvency as a graduate at Mackay Goodwin, Rachel is now part of the Management team in Sydney. She has provided over 250 clients with insolvency and turnaround services, offering successful outcomes. Rachel provides great leadership skills as she continues to improve mental health awareness and gender equality within the insolvency industry.

Nelson Huang
Senior Manager
Sydney
Nelson is a Senior manager in the Mackay Goodwin team and has been in the insolvency industry since 2006. He has managed and specialises in external administration of companies in many different industries dealing with Administrations, Deed of Company Arrangements and Liquidations. Nelson is a qualified CPA and an ARITA member.





Andrew Quinn
Director & ASIC Registered Liquidator
Brisbane
Andrew joined the Mackay Goodwin team in early 2016 in our Sydney office. He now heads up Mackay Goodwin’s Brisbane office and Queensland’s operations. With a wealth of knowledge in corporate restructuring and insolvency Andrew works with a range of clients. Andrew is passionate about collaborating with all of his clients and stakeholders to achieve desirable outcomes.


Jack Michie
Manager
Melbourne
Jack has over 9 years experience in corporate insolvency. Working through a diverse range of both formal and informal appointments, Jack is passionate when it comes to helping clients and stakeholders achieve successful outcomes. After completing his Bachelor of Commerce, Jack is further extending his study as he works towards completing his CPA and ARITA qualifications.

Domenic Calabretta
Chief Executive Officer & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Domenic is regarded as one of Australia’s leading restructuring experts with having the most number of appointments in 2017 in the insolvency industry. Domenic has significant experience across all facets of business turnaround, restructuring and administration. Being both an accountant and lawyer, he is considered a disruptor of the industry, having being involved in case law that has changed and improved the playing field of corporate insolvency. Of his impressive career to date, the biggest highlights for Domenic are the businesses that he has helped to save. Domenic is constantly appointed across all industries over companies ranging from small to medium businesses to multinationals. No engagement for Domenic is too small or too big.

David Hill
Chief Operating Officer
Sydney
David has been significantly involved in the growth of Mackay Goodwin, by working closely with a number of clients who have required restructure and turnaround solutions. He has extensive experience of pre-appointment meetings throughout Australia – where clients need to understand what the implications are for their company going into Voluntary Administration. David shows great empathy and builds trust with clients through what is an extremely stressful time.

Andrew Ngo
Director
Sydney
Andrew has specialised in corporate restructuring for a diverse range of industries since 2000, having also worked in business services and auditing. Andrew has worked on many complex restructuring matters in the hospitality, shipping and manufacturing industries. Andrew is also passionate about the development of Insolvency and Risk Management Law in emerging markets in Asia.

Grahame Ward
Director & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Grahame is also regarded as one of Australia’s leading restructuring experts. He has significant experience across all facets of business turnaround, restructuring and administration. He has focused on commercial outcomes and communications with key stakeholders in transitioning various companies through the Voluntary Administration and Deeds of Company Arrangement process for over 20 years. This is in numerous industry segments across Australia. He has also undertaken matters involving overseas operations. When a Deed of Company Arrangement is unsuitable and or unable to be completed he strategically identifies practical alternative courses of action.

Mitch Ball
Chief of Insolvency Operations & ASIC registered Liquidator
Sydney
Mitchell has 20 years’ experience in corporate insolvency and restructure. Mitchell is a Registered Liquidator having working on many types of corporate appointments. He has managed complex liquidations and voluntary administrations in numerous industries with expertise in property, finance, manufacturing, IT and building and constructions. Mitchell brings value to appointments from start to finish, from marketing and having initial contact with clients to achieving exceptional outcomes.

Michael Bogue
Head of Advisory
Sydney
Michael J. Bogue (BCom) is a lateral thinking M&A practitioner and senior business executive with more than 25 years’ top tier experience across numerous industry sectors. He has worked in both large and boutique style M&A practices most notably within JPMorgan Chase & Co’s investment banking unit as Co-Head of Mining & Metals for Asia Pacific and Australian Oil & Gas. He has held a variety of senior executive management positions within ASX and internationally listed corporations. His experience ranging from large-scale cross border M&A transactions through to start-ups makes him ideally placed to advise businesses on scaling, debt and equity capital raisings and moving towards ASX listing.
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