Corporations Regulations 2001

CHAPTER 7 - FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS  

PART 7.8 - OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONDUCT ETC CONNECTED WITH FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, OTHER THAN FINANCIAL PRODUCT DISCLOSURE  

Division 6 - Financial records, statements and audit  

Subdivision D - Appointment etc. of auditors  

REGULATION 7.8.14B   MODIFICATION OF SECTION 990B OF THE ACT  

7.8.14B(1)    
For paragraph 992C(1)(c) of the Act, Part 7.8 of the Act applies as if subsection 990B(1) of the Act were modified by:

(a) omitting " must, within 1 month after beginning to hold the licence, " and substituting " who is not a limited licensee must " ; and

(b) omitting " (4) and (5) " and substituting " (4), (5) and (5A) " .

7.8.14B(2)    
For paragraph 992C(1)(c) of the Act, Part 7.8 of the Act applies as if section 990B of the Act were modified by inserting after subsection 990B(5) the following subsection:

" (5A)
The licensee must appoint an auditor or auditors within:

(a) if the licensee was a limited licensee - one month after the licensee ceased to be a limited licensee; or

(b) for all other licensees - one month after beginning to hold the licence. " .

7.8.14B(3)    

For paragraph 992C(1)(c) of the Act, Part 7.8 of the Act applies as if subsection 990B(9) of the Act were modified to read as follows:

" (9)
In this section:

class of product advice
(Repealed by FRLI No F2023L01458, Sch 1 [ 209] (effective 1 November 2023).)

limited financial services
means the following financial services:

(a) financial product advice on self managed superannuation funds;

(b) financial product advice on superannuation products in relation to a person ' s existing holding in a superannuation product but only to the extent required for:

(i) making a recommendation that the person establish a self managed superannuation fund; or

(ii) providing advice to the person on contributions or pensions under a superannuation product;

(c) class of product advice on the following:

(i) superannuation products;

(ii) securities;

(iii) simple managed investment schemes;

(iv) general insurance products;

(v) life risk insurance products;

(vi) basic deposit products;

(d) arrange to deal in an interest in a self managed superannuation fund.

Note: Financial product advice on self managed superannuation funds includes advice about acquiring or disposing of an interest in a self managed superannuation fund.

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Definition of limited financial service amended by FRLI No F2023L01458, Sch 1 [ 210] and [ 211] (effective 1 November 2023).

Definition of limited financial service amended by FRLI No F2019L01641, Sch 1 [ 13] - [ 15] (effective 18 December 2019).

limited licensee
means a financial services licensee that:

(a) does not deal with money to which Division 2 of Part 7.8 of the Act applies; and

(b) is only licensed to provide one or more limited financial services.

person
means:

(a) an individual auditor; or

(b) an authorised audit company.

simple managed investment scheme
has the same meaning as in the regulations. " .