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 7.9A - PRODUCT INTERVENTION ORDERS  

SECTION 1023C   APPLICATION OF PRODUCT INTERVENTION ORDERS  

1023C(1)    
A product intervention order does not apply to a financial product held by a person if the person acquired, or entered into a contract for the acquisition of, the product before the order comes into force.

1023C(2)    
A product intervention order does not apply to a person:

(a) in the person ' s capacity as a retail client; or

(b) who is in a class of persons specified in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph.

1023C(3)    
The regulations may provide that this Part does not apply to a financial product specified in the regulations.

Note: In a prosecution for an offence, the defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this section (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).