IR4 operated a highly specialised robotics and automation business, developing bespoke software and equipment for the mining industry. When extended development and delivery timeframes depleted profitability and cash reserves, a major customer order was close to completion and significant value remained tied up in the company’s intellectual property, premises and unfinished third-party projects. Josephine helped implement a short trading period through the voluntary administration, preserving access to the premises so the order could be completed and third-party equipment safely decommissioned. The project was delivered to site, the tenancy and intellectual property value were preserved, company assets were secured and realised, and third-party assets were successfully collected.

ARG Workforce was a labour hire business with annual turnover of approximately $50 million, but sustained losses left it unable to meet its taxation liabilities. Recovering an unfair preference from Queensland Revenue Office was complicated by incomplete disclosure, around 300 fully redacted pages within an initial 1,000-page document production, and complex questions involving Commonwealth and State law and the Australian Constitution. Josephine helped pursue the claim while managing the risk of adverse costs, including obtaining litigation funding and insurance and using the discovery process to secure the required documents. After mediation failed, the matter proceeded to trial and the Court ordered repayment of the claim in full, plus interest and costs, lifting the pool available to unsecured creditors from approximately $450,000 to more than $1.9 million.

Indigenous corporations operating largely with grant funding require periodic review to confirm they are meeting their regulatory obligations. Josephine conducted reviews for the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, examining corporate governance, solvency and compliance. She also met with directors to identify issues and strengthen their understanding of their duties and regulatory requirements, helping corporations address compliance risks and improve governance practices.

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When MDP Refrigerated Transport entered voluntary administration, valuable assets remained at premises where the landlord was threatening to lock out the director and later obstructed access by dumping gravel across part of the driveway. The appointment preserved the tenancy and provided five business days’ rent-free access. Working closely with the auctioneer, Josephine helped overcome the access constraints and coordinate the rapid removal of the assets. Everything was secured and removed within two days, allowing the assets to be sold.

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