Corporations Act 2001
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Hide history noteA trustee company is a company: (a) that is a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; and (b) that is prescribed by the regulations as a trustee company for the purpose of this Act.
601RAB(2)
For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b) , companies may (for example) be prescribed: (a) by setting out a list of companies in the regulations; or (b) by providing a mechanism in the regulations for the determination of a list of companies.
601RAB(2A)
Before the Governor-General makes a regulation that includes a company in a list set out for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) , the company must satisfy the Minister of the following: (a) that it is a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; (b) that its purposes include:
(i) providing services of the kind referred to in paragraph 601RAC(1)(c) ; and
(c) that it is, and will continue to be, capable of providing the services, and performing the functions, referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection; (d) that it is a fit and proper person; (e) that an unacceptable control situation does not exist in relation to it in relation to any person; (f) any other matter the Minister specifies by written notice to the company.
(ii) performing functions of a kind referred to in paragraph 601RAC(2)(b) and at least one other estate management function;
Note: Under Division 137 of the Criminal Code it may be an offence for a company to provide false or misleading information or documents to the Minister in purported compliance with this requirement.
601RAB(3)
A client of a trustee company is a person to whom a financial service (being a traditional trustee company service) is provided by the trustee company.
Note: Regulations made for the purpose of subsection 766A(1B) may prescribe the person or persons to whom a class of traditional trustee company services is taken to be provided.
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