Venture Capital Act 2002

PART 2 - REGISTRATION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS  

Division 13 - Registration  

SECTION 13-20   DECIDING WHETHER INVESTMENT PLANS ARE APPROPRIATE  

13-20(1)    


In deciding, for the purposes of paragraph 13-1(1A)(c) or subsection 13-15(5) , whether it is satisfied that a partnership ' s investment plan, or a replacement for a partnership ' s *approved investment plan, is appropriate, *Industry Innovation and Science Australia must take into account the extent to which the partnership focuses on early stage venture capital, having regard to:

(a)    the stages of development of the entities in which the partnership proposes to invest; and

(b)    the levels of cash flow of those entities; and

(c)    the levels of technology of those entities; and

(d)    the proportions of intellectual property to total assets of those entities; and

(e)    the levels of risk and return of those entities; and

(f)    the amount of tangible assets and collateral of those entities against which borrowings may be secured; and

(g)    the requirements of this Act relating to an *ESVCLP making and holding investments; and

(h)    whether the partnership ' s *committed capital can only be used in relation to early stage venture capital, and whether it can be transferred to other entities; and

(i)    whether the investment plan is connected with other plans for investment that, if combined with the investment plan, would lead to the partnership exceeding the limit on *committed capital under subparagraph 9-3(1)(d)(ii) ; and

(j)    any additional matters specified in guidelines made under subsection (2) .


13-20(2)    


*Industry Innovation and Science Australia may, by legislative instrument, make guidelines specifying additional matters that it must take into account in deciding, for the purposes of paragraph 13-1(1A)(c) or subsection 13-15(5) , whether it is satisfied that:

(a)    a partnership ' s investment plan is appropriate; or

(b)    a replacement for a partnership ' s *approved investment plan is appropriate;

as the case requires.


13-20(3)    


This section does not limit the matters that *Industry Innovation and Science Australia may take into account in deciding, for the purposes of paragraph 13-1(1A)(c) or subsection 13-15(5) , whether it is satisfied that:

(a)    a partnership ' s investment plan is appropriate; or

(b)    a replacement for a partnership ' s *approved investment plan is appropriate;

as the case requires.




 

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