Corporations Amendment (Takeovers) Act 2007 (64 of 2007)

Schedule 1   Amendment of the takeovers provisions

Corporations Act 2001

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Part 10.8 - Transitional provisions relating to the Corporations Amendment (Takeovers) Act 2007

1478 Application of amendments of the takeovers provisions

(1) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the Corporations Amendment (Takeovers) Act 2007 apply in relation to an application under section 657C (including any review under section 657EA of the decision made on the application) if:

(a) the application under section 657C is made on or after the commencement of that Schedule; or

(b) the application under section 657C was made before the commencement of that Schedule but the Panel has not finally disposed of the application before the commencement of that Schedule.

For the purposes of paragraph (b), the Panel does not finally dispose of an application under section 657C until the Panel has disposed of any review under section 657EA of the decision made on the application.

(2) To avoid doubt, the amendments apply in relation to the application even if the circumstances to which the application relates arose before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Corporations Amendment (Takeovers) Act 2007.