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Agencies need to get ready for ipso facto reform by making changes to their contracts, funding agreements and contract administration practices.

Australian Government Agencies face constraints on their ability to terminate agreements where a contractor has entered into voluntary administration or certain other forms of insolvency procedure. The Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No 2) Act, which amends the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth):

The Australian Government is proposing to constrain certain "ipso facto" clauses ‒ a move which could make flip clauses void. The closing date for submissions is Friday 27 May 2016.

How would changes to ipso facto clauses affect securitisation?