Corporations Act 2001
Modifying legislative instruments: The application of Ch 5C is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced on or after 1 January 2022: ASIC Corporations (Asset Holding Standards for Responsible Entities) Instrument 2024/16.
CCH Note: Section 601NE is modified by the ASIC Corporations (Discretions for Setting the Issue Price and Withdrawal Price of Interests in Managed Investment Schemes) Instrument 2023/693; and the ASIC Corporations (Changing the Responsible Entity) Instrument 2023/681.
The responsible entity of a registered scheme must ensure that the scheme is wound up in accordance with its constitution and any orders under subsection 601NF(2) if: (a) the scheme ' s constitution provides that the scheme is to be wound up at a specified time, in specified circumstances or on the happening of a specified event and that time is reached, those circumstances occur or that event occurs; or (b) the members pass an extraordinary resolution directing the responsible entity to wind up the scheme; or (c) the Court makes an order directing the responsible entity to wind up the scheme; or (d) the members pass a resolution removing the responsible entity but do not, at the same meeting, pass a resolution choosing a company to be the new responsible entity that consents to becoming the scheme ' s responsible entity.
Note: For the Court ' s power to order winding up, see subsection 601FQ(5) and section 601ND .
601NE(2)
The responsible entity of a registered scheme may wind up the scheme in accordance with its constitution and any orders under subsection 601NF(2) if the responsible entity is permitted by subsection 601NC(3) to wind up the scheme.
601NE(3)
Interests must not be issued in a registered scheme at a time after the responsible entity has become obliged to ensure the scheme is wound up, or after the scheme has started to be wound up.
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