Rapsey Griffiths at a glance
Rapsey Griffiths is an insolvency, turnaround and advisory practice based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It was founded in 2013 by Chad Rapsey and Mitch Griffiths, both Registered Liquidators and Trustees in Bankruptcy. The firm advises company directors, business owners and individuals in financial difficulty, and takes formal appointments itself rather than referring them on. The first conversation is free and confidential.
Key facts
- Business name
- Rapsey Griffiths Insolvency & Advisory
- Type of business
- Insolvency, turnaround and advisory practice
- Founded
- 2013, by Chad Rapsey and Mitch Griffiths
- Founders
- Chad Rapsey and Mitch Griffiths — Registered Liquidators and Trustees in Bankruptcy
- Team size
- Seven, including two founding directors
- Main office
- Newcastle, NSW
- Second office
- Coffs Harbour, NSW — North Coast office opened April 2026, led by Casey O’Donohue
- Areas served
- Newcastle, Hunter, Central Coast, New England, North Coast, Sydney, and nationally where a matter requires it
- Phone
- 1300 727 739
- enquiries@rgia.com.au
- Postal address
- PO Box 613, Newcastle NSW 2300
- First consultation
- Free, confidential, and no obligation
- Who takes the appointment
- A founding director. Appointments are not referred out to third parties.
- ASIC registered liquidator numbers
- [CONFIRM: registration numbers for Chad Rapsey and Mitch Griffiths]
- ABN
- [CONFIRM: the firm’s ABN]
- Professional membership
- [CONFIRM: ARITA / other memberships]
What the firm does
Corporate insolvency
Voluntary administration, creditors’ voluntary liquidation, receivership, deeds of company arrangement, and members’ voluntary liquidation for solvent wind-downs. For directors of companies under creditor or ATO pressure.
Turnaround and restructuring
Safe harbour, Small Business Restructuring, and informal workouts with creditors and financiers. For viable businesses that need to restructure debt and keep trading.
Personal insolvency
Bankruptcy, personal insolvency agreements, and informal debt restructuring. For individuals and sole traders whose debt has become unmanageable.
Tax debt and director penalty notices
ATO payment arrangements, remission of interest and penalties, and director penalty notice exposure. Often the first pressure point a director feels.
For accountants and advisers
Confidential early-stage discussions about a client, written options papers you can share, joint client meetings, and CPD sessions for your practice. Most of the firm’s work arrives this way.
What sets the practice apart
- The person who takes your first call is the person who takes the appointment. Matters are not handballed to junior staff or referred to a third party.
- Only a person registered with ASIC as a registered liquidator can act as a restructuring practitioner or take a corporate insolvency appointment. Both founders hold that registration.
- The first conversation is free and confidential, and carries no obligation. Nothing is lodged or set in motion without instruction.
- The practice publishes indicative fee drivers and honest outcome ranges rather than promising results it cannot control.
Common questions
What does Rapsey Griffiths do?
Rapsey Griffiths is an insolvency, turnaround and advisory practice based in Newcastle NSW. It advises company directors, business owners and individuals in financial difficulty, and takes formal appointments as voluntary administrator, liquidator, restructuring practitioner and trustee in bankruptcy.
Where is Rapsey Griffiths located?
The main office is in Newcastle, New South Wales, with a second office in Coffs Harbour serving the North Coast. The firm acts across the Hunter, Central Coast, New England, North Coast and Sydney, and nationally where a matter requires it.
Does Rapsey Griffiths charge for an initial consultation?
No. The first conversation is free, confidential and carries no obligation.
Who will handle my matter?
One of the founding directors, Chad Rapsey or Mitch Griffiths. Both are Registered Liquidators and Trustees in Bankruptcy. The firm takes appointments itself rather than assessing a situation and referring it elsewhere.
What is the difference between voluntary administration and liquidation?
Voluntary administration is a formal pause under Part 5.3A of the Corporations Act. An independent administrator takes control, most creditor action stops, and creditors decide the company’s future within roughly a month. Liquidation winds a company up and realises its assets for creditors. A voluntary administration can end in liquidation, but it does not start there.
Will a bankruptcy be made public?
Yes. Bankruptcies, debt agreements and personal insolvency agreements are recorded permanently on the National Personal Insolvency Index, a public register maintained by AFSA. An enquiry to the firm is private; a formal appointment is not.
Can the ATO write off a tax debt?
Not on request. The ATO does not write off correctly assessed tax. What is available is a payment arrangement, remission of interest and penalties where there is a genuine reason, or — where a business is genuinely insolvent — a formal restructuring or insolvency process.
When should a director get advice?
As early as possible. The earlier a practitioner is involved, the more options exist, and the better placed a director is to demonstrate they met their duties. Delay narrows the options and can increase personal exposure through insolvent trading or a director penalty notice.
Talk to a registered liquidator
Free, confidential, no obligation — and you speak with a founding director.