Corporations Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1) (114 of 2012)

Schedule 1   Amendments of Corporations Regulations 2001

[17]   After regulation 5.6.74

insert

5.6.75 Publication in the prescribed manner

(1)ASIC must establish and maintain a website (the publication website ) on which it publishes notices that have to be:

(a)published in the prescribed manner under Part 5.1, 5.3A, 5.4, 5.4B, 5.4C, 5.5, 5.6, 5.8 or 5A.1 of the Act; or

(b)lodged in accordance with this section.

(2)ASIC is taken to have complied with a requirement to publish a notice, or a copy of a notice, in the prescribed manner if ASIC publishes the notice on the publication website.

(3)A person (other than ASIC) is taken to have complied with a requirement to publish a notice, or a copy of a notice, in the prescribed manner if the person electronically lodges the notice with ASIC for publication by ASIC.

(4)A person electronically lodges a notice, or a copy of a notice, with ASIC if:

(a)the person:

(i)pays the fee prescribed under the Corporations (Fees) Regulations 2001; and

(ii)sends the notice in an electronic communication to the portal for ASIC's publication website, in the format required by ASIC; and

(iii)receives an electronic communication from ASIC that confirms the fee has been paid and the notice has been lodged; or

(b)the notice, or a copy of the notice, appears on the publication website.

(5)If a person lodges a notice, or a copy of a notice, in accordance with subsection (4), ASIC must publish the notice or copy of the notice on the publication website.

(6)In this regulation:

electronic communication has the meaning given by subsection 5 (1) of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999.

Note This regulation is made for section 1367A of the Act.