Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

CHAPTER 3 - BASIC FEATURES OF AN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CORPORATION  

PART 3-7 - REGISTERED OFFICE OR DOCUMENT ACCESS ADDRESS  

Division 115 - Document access address  

SECTION 115-10   REGISTRAR MAY CHANGE DOCUMENT ACCESS ADDRESS TO A DIRECTOR ' S ADDRESS  

115-10(1)    
If the corporation does not occupy the premises at the address of its document access address, the corporation must be able to show the Registrar the occupier ' s written consent to the corporation ' s use of those premises as its document access address.

Note:

The Registrar can require the corporation to produce the consent (see section 115-20 ).

115-10(2)    
The corporation commits an offence if it fails to comply with a request by the Registrar to show the Registrar that consent.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

115-10(3)    
An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:

For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

115-10(4)    
If the Registrar becomes aware that the occupier of those premises:

(a)    has not consented to the use of the premises as the address of the corporation ' s document access address; or

(b)    has withdrawn the consent;

the Registrar may:

(c)    give written notice to a director of the corporation who resides in Australia that the Registrar intends to change the address of the corporation ' s document access address to the director ' s address; and

(d)    if the Registrar is not notified of the address of the corporation ' s proposed new document access address under section 115-5 within 14 days after the notice under that section is sent - change the address of the corporation ' s document access address to the address of that director.

115-10(5)    
A notice under paragraph (4)(c) is not a legislative instrument.