Corporations Act 2001

CHAPTER 2L - DEBENTURES  

PART 2L.7 - ASIC POWERS  

SECTION 283GA   ASIC'S POWER TO EXEMPT AND MODIFY  

283GA(1)   [ Power]  

ASIC may:


(a) exempt a person from a provision of this Chapter; or


(b) declare that this Chapter applies to a person as if specified provisions were omitted, modified or varied as specified in the declaration.

283GA(2)   [ Scope of exemption or modification]  

The exemption or declaration may do all or any of the following:


(a) apply to all or specified provisions of this Chapter;


(b) apply to all persons, specified persons, or a specified class of persons;


(c) relate to all debentures, specified debentures or a specified class of debentures;


(d) relate to any other matter generally or as specified.

283GA(3)   [ Exemption with or without conditions]  

An exemption may apply unconditionally or subject to specified conditions. A person to whom a condition specified in an exemption applies must comply with the condition. The Court may order the person to comply with the condition in a specified way. Only ASIC may apply to the Court for the order.

283GA(4)   [ Publication in the Gazette ]  

The exemption or declaration must be in writing and ASIC must publish notice of it in the Gazette .

283GA(5)   [ ``provisions of this Chapter'']  

For the purposes of this section, the provisions of this Chapter include:


(a) regulations made for the purposes of this Chapter; and


(b) definitions in this Act or the regulations as they apply to references in:


(i) this Chapter; or

(ii) regulations made for the purposes of this Chapter; and


(c) the old Division 12 of Part 11.2 transitionals.

SECTION 283GB   ASIC MAY APPROVE BODY CORPORATE TO BE TRUSTEE  

283GB(1)   [ Approval]  

ASIC may approve a body corporate in writing to be a trustee for the purposes of paragraph 283AC(1)(f). The approval may allow the body corporate to act as trustee:


(a) in any circumstances; or


(b) in relation to a particular borrower or particular class of borrower; or


(c) in relation to a particular trust deed;

and may be given subject to conditions.

283GB(2)   [ Publication in the Gazette ]  

ASIC must publish notice of the approval in the Gazette .