Corporations Regulations 2001
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Hide history note[ CCH Note: Pursuant to the Corporations Amendment Regulations 2001 (No 4) (SR 2001 No 319) effective 11 March 2002, Chapter 7 (Securities) comprising reg 7.1.01 - 7.15.01 and Chapter 8 (The futures industry) comprising reg 8.1.01 - 8.7.03 are replaced by a new Chapter 7 (Financial services and markets) comprising reg 7.1.01 - 7.12.01. As the subject matter of the new Chapter 7 relates to the new financial services reform regime, " inserted " has been used in the history notes for each provision, and all references to the former provisions have been removed.]
For the purposes of paragraph 981A(4)(a) of the Act, money paid as mentioned in subsection 981A(1) of the Act is exempt from Subdivision A of Division 2 of Part 7.8 of the Act at a time if:
(a) at that time the licensee has the client ' s written agreement to the money being dealt with other than in accordance with that Subdivision; and
Note 1: It is not necessary for the agreement to mention that Subdivision explicitly.
Note 2: If the licensee obtains the agreement after the money is paid, that Subdivision ceases to apply to the money when the licensee obtains the agreement.
(b) either:
(i) the financial service referred to in subparagraph 981A(1)(a)(i) of the Act is or relates to a dealing in a derivative; or
(ii) the financial product referred to in subparagraph 981A(1)(a)(ii) of the Act is a derivative; and
(c) the entry into of the derivative was not or will not be cleared through a clearing and settlement facility; and
(d) the financial service or product would have been provided to the client as a wholesale client if:
(i) the service or product were provided to the client when the money was paid; and
(ii) section 761GA of the Act (about sophisticated investors) did not apply.
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