Former Rex executive chair Lim Kim Hai admitted “to all alleged contraventions against him,” on the third day of the trial in NSW Supreme Court.

Rex told the market in early 2023 it expected to make a profit that financial year, then announced a major loss. By mid-2024, it had collapsed into administration.

With the airline on track for a $35 million loss, former executive chairman Lim Kim Hai green-lit a misleading profit prediction, ASIC alleges.

In a dramatic reversal, the embattled airline’s former executive chairman Lim Kim Hai accepted he should face a fine and disqualification orders.

Former Rex executive chair Lim Kim Hai admitted “to all alleged contraventions against him,” on the third day of the trial in NSW Supreme Court.