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: Division 8A is modified by the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Corporate Directors of Retail Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles) Instrument 2022/449; the ASIC Corporations (Incidental Retail Cover) Instrument 2022/716; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Issuers of Retail OTC Derivatives) Instrument 2022/705; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Responsible Entities, IDPS Operators and Corporate Directors of Retail CCIVs) Instrument 2023/647; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Custodial or Depository Service Providers) Instrument 2023/648; the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services) Instrument 2023/669; and the ASIC Corporations and Credit (Breach Reporting - Reportable Situations) Instrument 2021/716 (as amended by the ASIC Corporations and Credit (Amendment) Instrument 2023/589).
CCH Note: Subdivision C is modified by the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Corporate Directors of Retail Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles) Instrument 2022/449; the ASIC Corporations (Incidental Retail Cover) Instrument 2022/716; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Issuers of Retail OTC Derivatives) Instrument 2022/705; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Responsible Entities, IDPS Operators and Corporate Directors of Retail CCIVs) Instrument 2023/647; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Custodial or Depository Service Providers) Instrument 2023/648; the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services) Instrument 2023/669; and the ASIC Corporations and Credit (Breach Reporting - Reportable Situations) Instrument 2021/716 (as amended by the ASIC Corporations and Credit (Amendment) Instrument 2023/589).
CCH Note: Section 921F is modified by the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Corporate Directors of Retail Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles) Instrument 2022/449; the ASIC Corporations (Incidental Retail Cover) Instrument 2022/716; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Issuers of Retail OTC Derivatives) Instrument 2022/705; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Responsible Entities, IDPS Operators and Corporate Directors of Retail CCIVs) Instrument 2023/647; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Custodial or Depository Service Providers) Instrument 2023/648; the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services) Instrument 2023/669; and the ASIC Corporations and Credit (Breach Reporting - Reportable Situations) Instrument 2021/716 (as amended by the ASIC Corporations and Credit (Amendment) Instrument 2023/589).
This section sets out the requirements in relation to a person who is a provisional relevant provider.
Meaning of supervisor
921F(2)
A supervisor of a provisional relevant provider is an individual who: (a) has supervisory responsibility for the provisional relevant provider; and (b) is a relevant provider; and (c) is not a provisional relevant provider; and (d) is not a limited-service time-sharing adviser.
Role of supervisors
921F(3)
A supervisor of a provisional relevant provider must ensure that appropriate supervision is provided to the provisional relevant provider.
921F(4)
A supervisor of a provisional relevant provider must approve, in writing, any Statement of Advice provided by the provisional relevant provider to a retail client.
Personal advice provided by provisional relevant providers
921F(5)
For the purposes of this Act, personal advice provided (whether orally or in writing) by a provisional relevant provider at a particular time to a retail client in relation to a relevant financial product is taken to have been provided to the client by each person who is, at that time, a supervisor of the provisional relevant provider (instead of by the provisional relevant provider).
Retail clients to be informed of certain matters
921F(6)
A supervisor of a provisional relevant provider must ensure that a retail client is informed: (a) of the name of each supervisor of the provisional relevant provider (even if the retail client has been informed of the name of each previous supervisor); and (b) that the provisional relevant provider is undertaking work and training in accordance with subsection 921B(4) ; and (c) that each supervisor is responsible for any personal advice provided by the provisional relevant provider to the client in relation to a relevant financial product.
Provisional relevant providers not to obstruct or hinder supervision
921F(7)
A provisional relevant provider must not obstruct or hinder a supervisor of the provisional relevant provider in ensuring that appropriate supervision is provided to the provisional relevant provider.
Civil liability
921F(8)
A person contravenes this subsection if the person contravenes subsection (3) , (4) , (6) or (7) .
Note 1: Subsection (8) is a restricted civil penalty provision (see sections 921Q and 1317E ).
Note 2: ASIC or a Financial Services and Credit Panel may take certain other action against a relevant provider who contravenes subsection (3) , (4) , (6) or (7) (see Division 8B ).
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