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 8 - Other requirements  

REGULATION 7.9.71A  

7.9.71A   PERIODIC STATEMENTS - EXEMPTION FOR PASSBOOK ACCOUNTS  


For paragraph 1020G(1)(b) of the Act, a basic deposit product ( an account ) for which the holder of the product is provided with, and keeps, a document commonly referred to as a ``passbook'' is exempt from section 1017D of the Act if, under the terms of the operation of the account:


(a) the client has a right to a reasonable opportunity to present the passbook to the issuer; and


(b) the issuer enters particulars of each transaction involving the account including the amount of the transaction and the current balance of the account; and


(c) there is no fee associated with the passbook or the entry of particulars into the passbook.




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