The tables below summarise data essentials captured from our daily Risk Watch publication, which provides a synopsis of the insolvency market for January 2020.

NO. OF REGISTERED LIQUIDATORS IN AUSTRALIA AS AT JANUARY 2020

	Australia	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	ACT	SA	NT	TAS
Number	642	246	159	105	65	10	47	2	8
%		38%	25%	16%	10%	2%	7%	<1%	1%

WINDING UP APPLICATIONS FILED WITH THE COURT IN JANUARY 2020

	Australia	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	ACT	SA	NT	TAS
Number	310	77	113	78	16	4	20	2	0
%		25%	36%	25%	5%	1%	6%	1%	0%

Analysis:
A total of 310 Winding Up applications were filed throughout Australia in January 2020, the majority of which were in Victoria (113 or 36%), Queensland (78 or 25%) and New South Wales (77 or 25%).

FORMAL APPOINTMENTS IN JANUARY 2020

	Australia	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	ACT	SA	NT	TAS
TOTAL	457	177  (39%)	139 (30%)	68 (15%)	30 (7%)	18 (4%)	21 (5%)	2 (0%)	2 (0%)
Creditors’/Members Voluntary Liquidation	320	143 (45%)	76 (24%)	49 (15%)	19 (6%)	18 (6%)	11 (3%)	2 (1%)	2 (1%)
Court Liquidation	63	9 (14%)	31 (49%)	11 (17%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Voluntary Administration	74	25 (34%)	32 (43%)	8 (11%)	5 (7%)	0 (0%)	4 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Analysis:
There were a total of 457 formal appointments throughout Australia in January 2020, the majority of which were in New South Wales (177 or 39%), Victoria (139 or 30%) and Queensland (68 or 15%).