Corporations Act 2001

CHAPTER 7 - FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS  

Note: This Chapter applies to a CCIV in a modified form: see Division 4 of Part 8B.7 .

PART 7.5 - COMPENSATION REGIMES FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS  

Division 1 - Preliminary  

SECTION 880B  

880B   MEANING OF SOME TERMS RELATING TO COMPENSATION REGIMES FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS  

In this Act:

compensation arrangements
means arrangements that consist of:

(a) a set of rules about compensation; and

(b) a source of funds from which compensation is to be paid or provided; and

(c) associated administrative and monitoring arrangements.

Note: In Subdivision D (approved compensation arrangements) of Division 3 of Part 7.5 , see also section 885A .

compensation rules
means the set of rules forming part of compensation arrangements.

Note: In Subdivision D (approved compensation arrangements) of Division 3 of Part 7.5 , see also section 885A .

Division 3 arrangements
means compensation arrangements approved under Division 3 (approved compensation arrangements) of Part 7.5 .

Division 3 loss
means a loss described in section 885C , other than a loss that section 885D provides is to be taken not to be a Division 3 loss.

Division 4 arrangements
means the arrangements constituted by Division 4 (NGF Compensation regime) of Part 7.5 .

fidelity fund
, in relation to a financial market, means a fund consisting principally of contributions made by:

(a) participants and past participants in the market; or

(b) participants and past participants in:

(i) the market; and

(ii) one or more other financial markets;

the purpose, or the main purpose, of which is to provide a source of funds for the payment or provision of compensation to clients of participants. Any investments made using money in the fund are taken to form part of the fund.

SEGC
(short for Securities Exchanges Guarantee Corporation) means the body corporate in relation to which a nomination as the Securities Exchanges Guarantee Corporation is in force under section 890A .