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 5 - Provisions common to both kinds of compensation arrangements  

SECTION 892C   MONEY IN A PART 7.5 REGULATED FUND MAY BE INVESTED  

892C(1)    
Money in a Part 7.5 regulated fund that is not immediately required for the purposes of meeting claims may be invested in any way in which trustees are for the time being authorised by law in force in a State or Territory in this jurisdiction to invest trust funds.

892C(2)    
The Part 7.5 authority may, with the approval of ASIC, appoint a person to invest on behalf of the authority money to which subsection (1) applies.

892C(3)    
ASIC must not grant approval to the appointment of a person under subsection (2) unless it is satisfied that:

(a)    the person has appropriate qualifications and expertise to perform the duties of the appointment; and

(b)    the Part 7.5 authority has adequate indemnity insurance in respect of its liabilities for any negligence, or any defalcation or fraudulent misuse of property, by the person in the performance of those duties, or has made other satisfactory provisions for meeting those liabilities.

892C(4)    
A person appointed under subsection (2) must perform the duties of the appointment in accordance with the directions of the Part 7.5 authority and subject to such conditions (if any) as the authority imposes.