National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
Requirement to prepare and lodge trust account statement
100(1)
The credit service licensee must, for each financial year of the credit service licensee:
(a) prepare a written statement in relation to the trust account (the trust account statement ) in accordance with this section; and
(b) lodge the trust account statement with ASIC in accordance with this section.
Civil penalty: 5,000 penalty units.
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100(2)
The credit service licensee must, with the trust account statement, lodge with ASIC an auditor ' s report (the trust account audit report ) in accordance with this section.
Civil penalty: 5,000 penalty units.
Requirements for statement and audit report
100(3)
Each of the trust account statement and trust account audit report must:
(a) be in the approved form; and
(b) contain the information and matters prescribed by the regulations; and
(c) be lodged with ASIC in accordance with section 101 .
100(4)
The trust account audit report must be prepared by a person who complies with any eligibility requirements prescribed by the regulations.
Offence
100(5)
The credit service licensee commits an offence if:
(a) the credit service licensee is subject to a requirement under subsection (1) or (2); and
(b) the credit service licensee engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct contravenes the requirement.
Criminal penalty: 5 years imprisonment.
Meaning of financial year
100(6)
A financial year of the credit service licensee means:
(a) if the credit service licensee is a body corporate to which section 323D of the Corporations Act 2001 applies - a financial year of the body corporate (within the meaning of that section); and
(b) in any other case - a year ending on 30 June.
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