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
7 Subsection 5(1) (definition of Territory)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
Territory :
(a) means the following:
(i) the Australian Capital Territory;
(ii) the Jervis Bay Territory;
(iii) the Northern Territory;
(iv) Norfolk Island;
(v) the Territory of Christmas Island;
(vi) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and
(b) when used in a geographical sense - - includes the Territory's coastal sea (if any).
Note 1: The term external Territory is definedin this subsection to be any Territory, other than a Territory covered by this definition, that is referred to in section 122 of the Constitution, where an Act makes provision for the government of the Territory as a Territory.
Note 2: The meaning of Territory is affected by subsection 4(3) (when used in a provision applying in an external Territory).