Corporations Act 2001
Note: This Chapter applies to a CCIV in a modified form: see Division 4 of Part 8B.7 .
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Hide history noteCCH note - modifying legislative instruments: The application of Pt 7.9 is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced or were amended on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Periodic Statement Relief for Quoted Securities) Instrument 2024/14; the ASIC Corporations (mFund) Instrument 2024/18; and the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services) Instrument 2023/669 (as amended by ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2024/554).
The application of Pt 7.9 is also modified by the ASIC Corporations (Disclosure of Fees and Costs) Instrument 2019/1070; the Class Order 14/1262: Relief for 31 Day Notice Term Deposits; and the ASIC Corporations, Credit and Superannuation (Internal Dispute Resolution) Instrument 2020/98.
For other legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022 that affect the application of Pt 7.9, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
CCH note - modifying legislative instruments: The application of Division 2 is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced or were amended on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Foreign Small-Scale Offers) Instrument 2015/362; the ASIC Corporations (Incidental Retail Cover) Instrument 2022/716; the ASIC Corporations (Removing Barriers to Electronic Disclosure) Instrument 2015/649; the ASIC Corporations (Shorter PDS and Delivery of Accessible Financial Products Disclosure by Platform Operators and Superannuation Trustees) Instrument 2022/497; and the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services Provided Through a Registered Managed Investment Scheme) Instrument 2023/668.
For legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022 that affect the application of Division 2, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
CCH note - modifying legislative instruments: The application of Subdivision E is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced or were amended on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Incidental Retail Cover) Instrument 2022/716; the ASIC Corporations (Removing Barriers to Electronic Disclosure) Instrument 2015/649; the ASIC Corporations (Shorter PDS and Delivery of Accessible Financial Products Disclosure by Platform Operators and Superannuation Trustees) Instrument 2022/497; the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services Provided Through a Registered Managed Investment Scheme) Instrument 2023/668; and the ASIC Corporations (Discretions for Setting the Issue Price and Withdrawal Price of Interests in Managed Investment Schemes) Instrument 2023/693.
For legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022 that affect the application of Subdivision E, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
CCH note: This provision is modified by legislative instruments. See the CCH note at the end of the provision for details.
A Statement:
(a) must be:
(i) given to a person, or the person's agent, personally; or
(ii) sent to the person, or the person's agent, at an address (including an electronic address) or fax number nominated by the person or the agent; and
(b) may be printed or be in electronic form.
1015C(2)
For the purposes of this section, the Statement is sent to a person at an address if, and only if:
(a) the Statement is sent to the address; and
(b) either:
(i) the envelope or other container in which the Statement is sent; or
is addressed to the person.
(ii) the message that accompanies the Statement;
1015C(3)
The Statement may be given or sent to the person's agent only if the agent is not acting as the person's agent in one of the following capacities:
(a) a financial services licensee;
(b) an authorised representative of a financial services licensee;
(c) (Repealed)
(d) a person who is not required to hold an Australian financial services licence because the person is covered by:
(i) paragraph 911A(2) (j); or
(ii) an exemption in regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 911A(2) (k); or
(iii) an exemption specified by ASIC for the purposes of paragraph 911A(2) (l);
(e) a person who is required to hold an Australian financial services licence but who does not hold such a licence;
(f) an employee, director or other representative of a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (d) or (e).
1015C(4)
The regulations may provide for alternative ways of giving a Statement to a person.
1015C(5)
The regulations may specify requirements as to:
(a) the manner in which a Statement may be given to a person; and
(b) the presentation, structure and format for a Statement that is to be given in electronic form.
The giving of the Statement is not effective unless those requirements are satisfied.
CCH note - modifying legislative instruments: Section 1015C is modified by the following legislative instruments that commenced or were amended on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Shorter PDS and Delivery of Accessible Financial Products Disclosure by Platform Operators and Superannuation Trustees) Instrument 2022/497; the ASIC Corporations (Removing Barriers to Electronic Disclosure) Instrument 2015/649; the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services Provided Through a Registered Managed Investment Scheme) Instrument 2023/668; and the ASIC Corporations (Discretions for Setting the Issue Price and Withdrawal Price of Interests in Managed Investment Schemes) Instrument 2023/693.
For modifying legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
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