Corporations Regulations 2001

CHAPTER 7 - FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS  

PART 7.9 - FINANCIAL PRODUCT DISCLOSURE AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO ISSUE AND SALE OF FINANCIAL PRODUCTS  

Division 4A - General  

REGULATION 7.9.14D   FURTHER STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN PRODUCT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT - FINANCIAL CLAIMS SCHEME  

7.9.14D(1)    
For paragraph 1013D(1)(k) of the Act, the following further statements must be included in a Product Disclosure Statement that relates to a protected policy issued by a general insurer or a protected account issued by an authorised deposit-taking institution:

(a)    if the Product Disclosure Statement relates to a protected policy - a statement that:


(i) the person entitled to claim under insurance cover under a protected policy may be entitled to payment under the financial claims scheme; and

(ii) access to the scheme is subject to eligibility criteria;

(b)    if the Product Disclosure Statement relates to a protected account - a statement that:


(i) the account-holder may be entitled to payment under the financial claims scheme; and

(ii) payments under the scheme are subject to a limit for each depositor;

(c)    

a statement that information about the scheme can be obtained from the APRA website at http://www.fcs.gov.au.

7.9.14D(2)    
In this regulation:

authorised deposit-taking institution
has the meaning given by subsection 5(1) of the Banking Act 1959 .

financial claims scheme
means:


(a) the scheme provided for in Division 2AA of Part II of the Banking Act 1959 ; and


(b) the scheme provided for in Part VC of the Insurance Act 1973 .

general insurer
has the meaning given by section 11 of the Insurance Act 1973 .

protected account
has the meaning given by subsections 5(4) to (7) of the Banking Act 1959 .

protected policy
has the meaning given by subsection 3(1) of the Insurance Act 1973 .





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