Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (154 of 2020)

Schedule 2   Amendments of Treasury Acts

Part 1   Acts administered by ASIC

Division 1   Acts administered by ASIC: amendments

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

6   Subsection 5(1)

Insert:

Commonwealth means the Commonwealth of Australia and, when used in a geographical sense, includes each Territory.

Note: The Australian Capital Territory, the Jervis Bay Territory, the Northern Territory, Norfolk Island and the Territories of Christmas Island and of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are covered by the definition of Territory in this subsection.

external Territory :

(a) means a Territory referred to in section 122 of the Constitution, where an Act makes provision for the government of the Territory as a Territory; but

(b) does not include a Territory covered by the definition of Territory in this subsection.

Note: The Australian Capital Territory, the Jervis Bay Territory, the Northern Territory, Norfolk Island and the Territories of Christmas Island and of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are covered by the definition of Territory in this subsection.