Mandy is a minority shareholder and director of Happy Faces Childcare Pty Ltd. At a board...

Mandy is a minority shareholder and director of Happy Faces Childcare Pty Ltd. At a board meeting of the company, Mandy is shocked to learn that one of the directors, Arnold, had personally benefited from the sale of some of the company's assets at an undervalue. Despite objections from Mandy, a majority of the Board voted to ratify the transaction. Amold is a wealthy businessman.

Required: Advise Mandy whether she would be able to pursue either a statutory derivative action available to members or a remedy for oppression and explain the possible outcomes.

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