THE CORPORATIONS LAW
PART 13 - THE CORPORATIONS LAW
THE CORPORATIONS LAW 82 The Corporations Law is as follows:...
CHAPTER 6D - FUNDRAISING
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Division 1 - Prohibitions and liabilities
SECTION 727 OFFERING SECURITIES WITHOUT A CURRENT DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT 727(1) Offer of securities needs lodged disclosure document. A person must not make an offer of securities, or distribute an application form for an offer of securities, that needs disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 unless a disclosure document for the offer has been lodged with ASIC. 727(2) Offer form to be included in or accompanied by disclosure document. A person must not make an offer of securities, or distribute an application form for an offer of securities, that needs disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 unless: (a) if a prospectus is used for the offer - the offer or form is:(i) included in the prospectus; or
(ii) accompanied by a copy of the prospectus; or(b) if both a prospectus and a profile statement are used for the offer - the offer or form is:
(i) included in the prospectus or profile statement; or
(ii) accompanied by a copy of the prospectus or profile statement; or(c) if an offer information statement is used for the offer - the offer or form is:
(i) included in the statement; or
(ii) accompanied by a copy of the statement.
Note:
Sections 706, 707 and 708 say when the offer needs disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2. 727(3) Non-quoted securities - waiting period after lodgment before processing applications for securities. A person must not accept an application for, or issue or transfer, non-quoted securities offered under a disclosure document until the period of 7 days after lodgment of the disclosure document has ended. ASIC may extend the period by notice in writing to the person offering the securities. The period as extended must end no more than 14 days after lodgment. 727(4) Issue or transfer not to breach section 708 ceiling. If a person relies on subsection 708(1) to make offers of securities without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2, the person must not issue or transfer securities without disclosure to investors under that Part if the issue or transfer would result in a breach of the 20 investors ceiling or the $2 million ceiling (see subsections 708(3), (4), (5), (6) and (7)).
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