A KordaMentha spokesman said administrators had a statutory responsibility to investigate all directors who place their companies into administration.
"The mere existence of the investigation means nothing unless or until there is evidence of some wrongdoing,"he said.
Entitlements for some staff who lost their jobs,including 102 permanent and 244 casual employees,are likely to be paid by the federal government's Fair Entitlements Guarantee safety net scheme.
However,overseas workers will miss out,as those who aren't permanent residents are not eligible to apply.
Another creditor,the Australian Taxation Office,asked if Mr Sali's company Light Warrior had developed a"safe harbour"plan for restructuring the business before it collapsed.
Safe harbour laws can protect directors from penalties if they take steps to seek a better outcome for a company once they suspect it may become insolvent.
KordaMentha previously conducted a review of Made's operations for Light Warrior in August last year.
The ATO questioned whether Mr Shepard had provided advice about solvency or the need for a safe harbour plan,asserting Mr Sali and his business partner Adam Gregory could face insolvent trading consequences.
Mr Shepard responded that he was hired by Light Warrior to form a view on the consequence for creditors if the venues stopped trading.
The solvency of Made and safe harbour were not part of the review,he said.
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A month earlier,the Fair Work Ombudsman ordered the company to make a contrition payment after it underpaid staff $7.83 million wages.
Calombaris had stepped back as the company figurehead and quit his job asMasterChef host after the scandal. He recently listed his Toorak mansion for sale.
A fire sale by administrators found buyers for two Jimmy Grants outlets,the original Hellenic Republic in Brunswick East,the recently renamed Vita Ristorante in Kew and Hellenic Republic in Brighton.
Seven other venues,including the former Press Club,have closed. The Yo-Chi frozen yoghurt chain has continued to operate as normal.
At the creditors'meeting,Mr Shepard said unsecured creditors,such as suppliers,were unlikely to get any of their money back,with the main inventory left over after the collapse comprising of alcohol.
The second creditors'meeting will be held on March 17. A report to creditors is expected to be published on March 10.