CORPORATIONS ACT 2001

This compilation was prepared on 11 November 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 108 of 2009

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Volume 5 includes:       Table of Contents
                                    Chapters 9 and 10 (ss. 1274 - 1498)
                                    Schedules 3 and 4
                                    Note 1

         Table of Acts
         Act Notes
         Table of Amendments
         Notes 2 - 4
         Table A

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Chapter 1--Introductory 1

Part 1.1--Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Constitutional basis for this Act ........................................................ 1

4............ Referring States ................................................................................... 2

5............ General territorial application of Act ................................................. 4

5A......... Application to the Crown .................................................................. 7

5B......... ASIC has general administration of this Act ...................................... 7

5C......... Application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 ................................. 7

Part 1.1A--Interaction between Corporations legislation and State and Territory laws 9

5D......... Coverage of Part ................................................................................. 9

5E.......... Concurrent operation intended ........................................................... 9

5F.......... Corporations legislation does not apply to matters declared by State or Territory law to be an excluded matter 10

5G......... Avoiding direct inconsistency arising between the Corporations legislation and State and Territory laws 12

5H......... Registration of body as company on basis of State or Territory law 19

5I........... Regulations may modify operation of the Corporations legislation to deal with interaction between that legislation and State and Territory laws ................................................................... 21

Part 1.2--Interpretation 23

Division 1--General 23

6............ Effect of this Part ............................................................................. 23

7............ Location of other interpretation provisions ..................................... 23

9............ Dictionary ......................................................................................... 24

9AA...... Certain family relationships ............................................................. 86

9A......... Meaning of rights issue .................................................................... 86

Division 2--Associates 89

10.......... Effect of Division ............................................................................. 89

11.......... Associates of bodies corporate ......................................................... 89

12.......... References in Chapters 6 to 6C, and other references relating to voting power and takeovers etc. 89

13.......... References in Chapter 7 .................................................................... 91

15.......... General .............................................................................................. 91

16.......... Exclusions ......................................................................................... 92

17.......... Associates of composite person that carries on a financial services business 93

Division 3--Carrying on business 94

18.......... Carrying on business: otherwise than for profit ............................... 94

19.......... Businesses of a particular kind ......................................................... 94

20.......... Carrying on a business: alone or together with others ...................... 94

21.......... Carrying on business in Australia or a State or Territory ................ 94

Division 5A--Types of company 96

45A....... Proprietary companies ..................................................................... 96

Division 6--Subsidiaries and related bodies corporate 98

46.......... What is a subsidiary ......................................................................... 98

47.......... Control of a body corporate's board ................................................ 98

48.......... Matters to be disregarded ................................................................. 99

49.......... References in this Division to a subsidiary ...................................... 99

50.......... Related bodies corporate ................................................................ 100

50AAA. Associated entities .......................................................................... 100

50AA.... Control ............................................................................................ 101

Division 7--Interpretation of other expressions 102

52.......... Doing acts ....................................................................................... 102

52A....... Signing ............................................................................................. 102

53.......... Affairs of a body corporate ............................................................ 102

53AA.... Business affairs of a body corporate .............................................. 104

53AB.... Business affairs of a natural person ................................................ 104

53AC.... Business affairs of a partnership .................................................... 105

53AD.... Business affairs of a trust ............................................................... 105

57.......... Classes of shares or interests in managed investment schemes ...... 106

57A....... Meaning of corporation .................................................................. 106

58AA.... Meaning of court and Court ........................................................... 106

58B....... Discharge of obligations under this Act .......................................... 107

59.......... Debentures as consideration for acquisition of shares .................... 107

60.......... Declaration of relevant relationships .............................................. 107

64.......... Entering into a transaction in relation to shares or securities ......... 109

64A....... Entities ............................................................................................ 109

64B....... Entities connected with a corporation ............................................ 109

65.......... Eligible money market dealer .......................................................... 111

66A....... Exempt bodies ................................................................................ 111

70.......... Extension of period for doing an act ............................................... 111

73A....... When a court is taken to find a person guilty of an offence ........... 111

75.......... Inclusion in official list ................................................................... 111

79.......... Involvement in contraventions ....................................................... 112

80.......... Jervis Bay Territory taken to be part of the Australian Capital Territory 112

82.......... Offers and invitations to the public ................................................ 112

83.......... Officers, and other persons, in default ........................................... 113

86.......... Possession ...................................................................................... 113

88A....... Public document of a body corporate ............................................. 113

88B....... Qualified accountants ..................................................................... 114

89.......... Qualified privilege ........................................................................... 115

90.......... Receivers and managers .................................................................. 115

92.......... Securities ......................................................................................... 115

95A....... Solvency and insolvency ................................................................ 117

Division 8--Miscellaneous interpretation rules 118

100........ Address of registered office etc. ..................................................... 118

100A..... Operation of certain laws relating to instruments on which stamp duty has not been paid 118

101........ Amount of stock representing a number of shares ......................... 119

102........ Applications to be in writing .......................................................... 119

102B..... In Australia or elsewhere, in this jurisdiction or elsewhere etc. ..... 119

102C..... In Australia ..................................................................................... 119

103........ Effect of certain contraventions of this Act ................................... 119

104........ Effect of provisions empowering a person to require or prohibit conduct 120

105........ Calculation of time .......................................................................... 120

106........ Performance of functions by Commission delegate ........................ 120

107........ Notice in relation to top 20 members of a class ............................. 120

108........ Parts of dollar to be disregarded in determining majority in value of creditors etc. 121

109........ References to persons, things and matters ..................................... 121

109X..... Service of documents ...................................................................... 121

Part 1.2A--Disclosing entities 123

Division 1--Object of Part 123

111AA.. Object of Part ................................................................................. 123

Division 2--Definitions 124

111AB.. Terms defined in Division .............................................................. 124

111AC.. Disclosing entity ............................................................................. 124

111AD.. ED securities ................................................................................... 124

111AE... Securities of body or undertaking that is included in a licensed market's official list 125

111AF... Securities (except debentures and managed investment products) held by 100 or more persons 126

111AFA Managed investment products held by 100 or more persons ........ 126

111AG.. Securities issued as consideration for an acquisition under an off‑market takeover bid or Part 5.1 compromise or arrangement ..................................................................................... 127

111AH.. When a person holds securities for the purposes of sections 111AF, 111AFA and 111AG 127

5>111AI.... Debentures ...................................................................................... 128

111AJ... Regulations may declare securities not to be ED securities ............ 128

111AK.. ED securities of a disclosing entity ................................................ 128

111AL... Listed or unlisted disclosing entity ................................................. 128

111AM. Quoted ED securities ...................................................................... 128

Division 3--Significance of being a disclosing entity 129

111AN.. Division contains outline of significance of being a disclosing entity 129

111AO.. Accounting requirements ................................................................ 129

111AP... Continuous disclosure requirements ............................................... 129

111AQ.. Prospectus relief ............................................................................. 129

111AQAProduct Disclosure Statement relief ............................................... 129

Division 4--Exemptions and modifications 130

111AR.. Meaning of disclosing entity provisions ......................................... 130

111AS... Exemptions by regulations ............................................................. 130

111AT.. Exemptions by ASIC ...................................................................... 130

111AU.. Enforcing conditions of exemptions ............................................... 130

111AV.. Modifications by regulations .......................................................... 131

111AW. Exemptions and modifications have effect ..................................... 131

111AX.. Effect of Division ........................................................................... 131

Part 1.4--Technical provisions about aids for readers 132

111J...... Small business guide ....................................................................... 132

Part 1.5--Small business guide 133

1............ What registration means ................................................................. 133

2............ The company structure for small business ..................................... 138

3............ Setting up a new company ............................................................. 138

4............ Continuing obligations after the company is set up ....................... 141

5............ Company directors and company secretaries ................................. 144

6............ Shares and shareholders .................................................................. 147

7............ Signing company documents .......................................................... 148

8............ Funding the company's operations ................................................ 149

9............ Returns to shareholders .................................................................. 149

10.......... Annual financial reports and audit .................................................. 150

11.......... Disagreements within the company ............................................... 152

12.......... Companies in financial trouble ....................................................... 153

Chapter 2A--Registering a company 155

Part 2A.1--What companies can be registered 155

112........ Types of companies ....................................................................... 155

113........ Proprietary companies ................................................................... 156

114........ Minimum of 1 member ................................................................... 157

115........ Restrictions on size of partnerships and associations .................... 157

116........ Trade unions cannot be registered .................................................. 158

Part 2A.2--How a company is registered 159

117........ Applying for registration ................................................................ 159

118........ ASIC gives company ACN, registers company and issues certificate 161

119........ Company comes into existence on registration .............................. 162

119A..... Jurisdiction of incorporation and jurisdiction of registration ......... 162

120........ Members, directors and company secretary of a company ........... 163

121........ Registered office ............................................................................. 163

122........ Expenses incurred in promoting and setting up company .............. 163

123........ Company may have common seal .................................................. 164

Chapter 2B--Basic features of a company 165

Part 2B.1--Company powers and how they are exercised 165

124........ Legal capacity and powers of a company ...................................... 165

125........ Constitution may limit powers and set out objects ....................... 166

126........ Agent exercising a company's power to make contracts ................ 166

127........ Execution of documents (including deeds) by the company itself . 166

Part 2B.2--Assumptions people dealing with companies are entitled to make 168

128........ Entitlement to make assumptions .................................................. 168

129........ Assumptions that can be made under section 128 ......................... 168

130........ Information available to the public from ASIC does not constitute constructive notice 170

Part 2B.3--Contracts before registration 171

131........ Contracts before registration .......................................................... 171

132........ Person may be released from liability but is not entitled to indemnity 172

133........ This Part replaces other rights and liabilities .................................. 172

Part 2B.4--Replaceable rules and constitution 173

134........ Internal management of companies ................................................. 173

135........ Replaceable rules ............................................................................ 173

136........ Constitution of a company ............................................................. 174

137........ Date of effect of adoption, modification or repeal of constitution . 175

138........ ASIC may direct company to lodge consolidated constitution ...... 176

139........ Company must send copy of constitution to member ................... 176

140........ Effect of constitution and replaceable rules .................................... 176

141........ Table of replaceable rules ............................................................... 177

Part 2B.5--Registered office and places of business 179

142........ Registered office ............................................................................. 179

143........ ASIC may change address of registered office to a director's address 179

144........ Company's name must be displayed at registered office etc. ........ 180

145........ Opening hours of registered office of public company .................. 180

146........ Change of address of principal place of business ........................... 181

146A..... Contact address .............................................................................. 181

Part 2B.6--Names 182

Division 1--Selecting and using a name 182

147........ When a name is available ................................................................ 182

148........ A company's name ......................................................................... 183

149........ Acceptable abbreviations ................................................................ 184

150........ Exception to requirement for using "Limited" in name .................. 185

151........ Exception to requirement for using "Limited" in name--pre‑existing licences 185

152........ Reserving a name ............................................................................ 186

153........ Using a name and ACN on documents ........................................... 187

154........ Exception to requirement to have ACN on receipts ....................... 187

155........ Regulations may exempt from requirement to set out information on documents 188

156........ Carrying on business using "Limited", "No Liability" or "Proprietary" in name 188

Division 2--Changing a company's name 189

157........ Company changing its name ........................................................... 189

157A..... Change of name of company under external administration ........... 189

158........ ASIC's power to direct company to change its name .................... 191

159........ ASIC's power to include "Limited" in company's name ............... 191

160........ ASIC must issue new certificate if company's name changes ........ 192

161........ Effect of name change ..................................................................... 192

161A..... Company under external administration--former name to be used on documents 192

Part 2B.7--Changing company type 195

162........ Changing company type ................................................................. 195

163........ Applying for change of type .......................................................... 197

164........ ASIC changes type of company ..................................................... 199

165........ ASIC may direct a proprietary company to change to a public company in certain circumstances 201

166........ Effect of change of type ................................................................. 201

167........ Issue of shares by company or holding company--company limited by guarantee changing to company limited by shares .............................................................................................. 202

167AA.. Application of Part to company limited both by shares and by guarantee 203

Chapter 2C--Registers 204

Part 2C.1--Registers generally 204

167A..... Who is covered by this Chapter ..................................................... 204

168........ Registers to be maintained .............................................................. 204

169........ Register of members ....................................................................... 205

170........ Register of option holders and copies of options documents ........ 207

171........ Register of debenture holders ......................................................... 208

172........ Location of registers ....................................................................... 208

173........ Right to inspect and get copies ....................................................... 209

174........ Agent's obligations ......................................................................... 211

175........ Correction of registers .................................................................... 212

176........ Evidentiary value of registers ......................................................... 212

177........ Use of information on registers ...................................................... 212

178........ Overseas branch registers ............................................................... 213

Part 2C.2--Notice by proprietary companies of changes to member register 214

178A..... Notice of change to member register ............................................... 214

178B..... Top 20 only .................................................................................... 215

178C..... Notice of change to share structure ................................................ 215

178D..... Time within which ASIC must be notified ..................................... 215

Chapter 2D--Officers and employees 217

Part 2D.1--Duties and powers 217

179........ Background to duties of directors, other officers and employees .. 217

Division 1--General duties 218

180........ Care and diligence--civil obligation only ........................................ 218

181........ Good faith--civil obligations .......................................................... 219

182........ Use of position--civil obligations .................................................. 219

183........ Use of information--civil obligations ............................................. 220

184........ Good faith, use of position and use of information--criminal offences 220

185........ Interaction of sections 180 to 184 with other laws etc. ................. 221

186........ Territorial application of sections 180 to 184 ................................ 221

187........ Directors of wholly‑owned subsidiaries ......................................... 222

188........ Responsibility of secretaries and directors for certain contraventions 222

189........ Reliance on information or advice provided by others ................... 223

190........ Responsibility for actions of delegate ............................................ 224

190A..... Limited application of Division to registrable Australian bodies ... 224

190B..... Division does not apply to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations 225

Division 2--Disclosure of, and voting on matters involving, material personal interests 226

191........ Material personal interest--director's duty to disclose ................. 226

192........ Director may give other directors standing notice about an interest 228

193........ Interaction of sections 191 and 192 with other laws etc. ............... 229

194........ Voting and completion of transactions--directors of proprietary companies (replaceable rule--see section 135) ........................................................................................................ 230

195........ Restrictions on voting--directors of public companies only ......... 230

196........ ASIC power to make declarations and class orders ........................ 232

Division 3--Duty to discharge certain trust liabilities 233

197........ Directors liable for debts and other obligations incurred by corporation as trustee 233

Division 4--Powers 234

198A..... Powers of directors (replaceable rule--see section 135) ................ 234

198B..... Negotiable instruments (replaceable rule--see section 135) .......... 234

198C..... Managing director (replaceable rule--see section 135) .................. 234

198D..... Delegation ....................................................................................... 234

198E...... Single director/shareholder proprietary companies ........................ 235

198F...... Right of access to company books ................................................. 235

Part 2D.2--Restrictions on indemnities, insurance and termination payments 237

Division 1--Indemnities and insurance for officers and auditors 237

199A..... Indemnification and exemption of officer or auditor ...................... 237

199B..... Insurance premiums for certain liabilities of director, secretary, other officer or auditor 238

199C..... Certain indemnities, exemptions, payments and agreements not authorised and certain documents void 239

Division 2--Termination payments 240

200A..... When benefit given in connection with retirement from office ....... 240

200B..... Retirement benefits generally need membership approval ............. 241

200C..... Benefits on transfer of undertaking or property need membership approval 242

200D..... Contravention to receive benefit without member approval .......... 243

200E...... Approval by members .................................................................... 243

200F...... Exempt benefits and benefits given in certain circumstances ......... 244

200G..... Genuine payments of pension and lump sum ................................ 246

200H..... Benefits required by law ................................................................. 248

200J...... Benefits to be held in trust for company ........................................ 248

Part 2D.3--Appointment, remuneration and cessation of appointment of directors 249

Division 1--Appointment of directors 249

201A..... Minimum number of directors ........................................................ 249

201B..... Who can be a director ..................................................................... 249

201D..... Consent to act as director ............................................................... 249

201E...... Special rules for the appointment of public company directors .... 250

201F...... Special rules for the appointment of directors for single director/single shareholder proprietary companies 250

201G..... Company may appoint a director (replaceable rule--see section 135) .. 251

201H..... Directors may appoint other directors (replaceable rule--see section 135) 251

5>201J...... Appointment of managing directors (replaceable rule--see section 135) 252

5>201K..... Alternate directors (replaceable rule--see section 135) ................. 252

201L...... Signpost--ASIC to be notified of appointment ............................. 252

201M.... Effectiveness of acts by directors ................................................... 253

Division 2--Remuneration of directors 254

202A..... Remuneration of directors (replaceable rule--see section 135) ..... 254

202B..... Members may obtain information about directors' remuneration .. 254

202C..... Special rule for single director/single shareholder proprietary companies 255

Division 3--Resignation, retirement or removal of directors 256

203A..... Director may resign by giving written notice to company (replaceable rule--see section 135) 256

5>203B..... Signpost to consequences of disqualification from managing corporations 256

203C..... Removal by members--proprietary companies (replaceable rule--see section 135) 256

5>203D..... Removal by members--public companies ..................................... 256

203E...... Director cannot be removed by other directors--public companies 258

203F...... Termination of appointment of managing director (replaceable rule--see section 135) 258

Part 2D.4--Appointment of secretaries 259

204A..... Minimum number of secretaries ..................................................... 259

204B..... Who can be a secretary ................................................................... 259

204C..... Consent to act as secretary ............................................................. 259

204D..... How a secretary is appointed ......................................................... 260

204E...... Effectiveness of acts by secretaries ................................................ 260

204F...... Terms and conditions of office for secretaries (replaceable rule--see section 135) 260

204G..... Signpost to consequences of disqualification from managing corporations 260

Part 2D.5--Public information about directors and secretaries 261

205A..... Director, secretary or alternate director may notify ASIC of resignation or retirement 261

205B..... Notice of name and address of directors and secretaries to ASIC .. 261

205C..... Director and secretary must give information to company ............ 263

205D..... Address for officers ........................................................................ 263

205E...... ASIC's power to ask for information about person's position as director or secretary 264

205F...... Director must give information to company .................................. 264

205G..... Listed company--director to notify market operator of shareholdings etc. 265

Part 2D.6--Disqualification from managing corporations 267

206A..... Disqualified person not to manage corporations ............................ 267

206B..... Automatic disqualification .............................................................. 268

206BA.. Extension of period of automatic disqualification .......................... 269

206C..... Court power of disqualification--contravention of civil penalty provision 270

206D..... Court power of disqualification--insolvency and non‑payment of debts 271

206E...... Court power of disqualification--repeated contraventions of Act 272

206EAA Court power of disqualification--disqualification under a law of a foreign jurisdiction 273

206EA... Disqualification under the Trade Practices Act 1974 ..................... 274

206F...... ASIC's power of disqualification ................................................... 274

206G..... Court power to grant leave ............................................................. 276

206GA.. Involvement of ACCC--leave orders under section 206G ............ 276

206H..... Territorial application of this Part .................................................. 277

206HA.. Limited application of Part to registrable Australian bodies .......... 277

206HB.. Part does not apply to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations 278

Chapter 2E--Related party transactions 279

207........ Purpose ........................................................................................... 279

Part 2E.1--Member approval needed for related party benefit 280

Division 1--Need for member approval 280

208........ Need for member approval for financial benefit ............................. 280

209........ Consequences of breach .................................................................. 280

Division 2--Exceptions to the requirement for member approval 282

210........ Arm's length terms ......................................................................... 282

211........ Remuneration and reimbursement for officer or employee ............ 282

212........ Indemnities, exemptions, insurance premiums and payment for legal costs for officers 283

213........ Small amounts given to related entity ............................................. 284

214........ Benefit to or by closely‑held subsidiary ........................................ 285

215........ Benefits to members that do not discriminate unfairly .................. 285

216........ Court order ..................................................................................... 286

Division 3--Procedure for obtaining member approval 287

217........ Resolution may specify matters by class or kind .......................... 287

218........ Company must lodge material that will be put to members with ASIC 287

219........ Requirements for explanatory statement to members .................... 288

220........ ASIC may comment on proposed resolution ................................. 289

221........ Requirements for notice of meeting ................................................ 289

222........ Other material put to members ....................................................... 289

223........ Proposed resolution cannot be varied ............................................. 290

224........ Voting by or on behalf of related party interested in proposed resolution 290

225........ Voting on the resolution ................................................................. 291

226........ Notice of resolution to be lodged .................................................... 292

227........ Declaration by court of substantial compliance ............................. 292

Part 2E.2--Related parties and financial benefits 293

228........ Related parties ................................................................................ 293

229........ Giving a financial benefit ................................................................ 294

Part 2E.3--Interaction with other rules 296

5>230........ General duties still apply ............................................................... 296

Chapter 2F--Members' rights and remedies 297

231........ Membership of a company ............................................................ 297

Part 2F.1--Oppressive conduct of affairs 298

232........ Grounds for Court order ................................................................. 298

233........ Orders the Court can make ............................................................. 298

234........ Who can apply for order ................................................................ 299

235........ Requirement for person to lodge order ........................................... 300

Part 2F.1A--Proceedings on behalf of a company by members and others 301

236........ Bringing, or intervening in, proceedings on behalf of a company ... 301

237........ Applying for and granting leave ..................................................... 301

238........ Substitution of another person for the person granted leave .......... 303

239........ Effect of ratification by members ................................................... 303

240........ Leave to discontinue, compromise or settle proceedings brought, or intervened in, with leave 304

241........ General powers of the Court .......................................................... 304

242........ Power of the Court to make costs orders ....................................... 305

Part 2F.2--Class rights 306

246B..... Varying and cancelling class rights .................................................. 306

246C..... Certain actions taken to vary rights etc. ......................................... 307

246D..... Variation, cancellation or modification without unanimous support of class 308

246E...... Variation, cancellation or modification with unanimous support of class 309

246F...... Company must lodge documents and resolutions with ASIC ........ 309

246G..... Member's copies of documents and resolutions ............................ 310

Part 2F.3--Inspection of books 312

247A..... Order for inspection of books of company or registered managed investment scheme 312

247B..... Ancillary orders .............................................................................. 313

247C..... Disclosure of information acquired in inspection ........................... 313

247D..... Company or directors may allow member to inspect books (replaceable rule see section 135) 313

Chapter 2G--Meetings 314

Part 2G.1--Directors' meetings 314

Division 1--Resolutions and declarations without meetings 314

248A..... Circulating resolutions of companies with more than 1 director (replaceable rule see section 135) 314

5>248B..... Resolutions and declarations of 1 director proprietary companies 314

Division 2--Directors' meetings 316

248C..... Calling directors' meetings (replaceable rule see section 135) ....... 316

248D..... Use of technology ........................................................................... 316

248E...... Chairing directors' meetings (replaceable rule see section 135) ..... 316

248F...... Quorum at directors' meetings (replaceable rule see section 135) . 316

248G..... Passing of directors' resolutions (replaceable rule see section 135) 317

Part 2G.2--Meetings of members of companies 318

Division 1--Resolutions without meetings 318

249A..... Circulating resolutions of proprietary companies with more than 1 member 318

249B..... Resolutions of 1 member companies .............................................. 319

Division 2--Who may call meetings of members 320

249C..... Calling of meetings of members by a director (replaceable rule--see section 135) 320

5>249CA.. Calling of meetings of members of a listed company by a director 320

249D..... Calling of general meeting by directors when requested by members 320

249E...... Failure of directors to call general meeting ...................................... 321

249F...... Calling of general meetings by members ......................................... 322

249G..... Calling of meetings of members by the Court ................................ 322

Division 3--How to call meetings of members 323

249H..... Amount of notice of meetings ........................................................ 323

249HA.. Amount of notice of meetings of listed company .......................... 323

249J...... Notice of meetings of members to members and directors ............. 324

249K..... Auditor entitled to notice and other communications .................... 325

249L...... Contents of notice of meetings of members ................................... 325

249LA... Notice of meeting not required to contain certain information ....... 326

249M.... Notice of adjourned meetings (replaceable rule--see section 135) 327

Division 4--Members' rights to put resolutions etc. at general meetings 328

249N..... Members' resolutions ..................................................................... 328

249O..... Company giving notice of members' resolutions ........................... 328

249P...... Members' statements to be distributed .......................................... 329

Division 5--Holding meetings of members 331

249Q..... Purpose ........................................................................................... 331

249R..... Time and place for meetings of members ....................................... 331

249S...... Technology ..................................................................................... 331

249T..... Quorum (replaceable rule--see section 135) .................................. 331

249U..... Chairing meetings of members (replaceable rule--see section 135) 332

5>249V..... Auditor's right to be heard at general meetings .............................. 332

249W.... Adjourned meetings ........................................................................ 333

Division 6--Proxies and body corporate representatives 334

249X..... Who can appoint a proxy (replaceable rule for proprietary companies and mandatory rule for public companies--see section 135) ..................................................................................... 334

249Y..... Rights of proxies ............................................................................. 334

249Z..... Company sending appointment forms or lists of proxies must send to all members 335

250A..... Appointing a proxy ........................................................................ 335

250B..... Proxy documents ............................................................................ 337

250BA.. Proxy documents--listed companies ............................................. 338

250C..... Validity of proxy vote .................................................................... 338

250D..... Body corporate representative ....................................................... 339

Division 7--Voting at meetings of members 340

250E...... How many votes a member has (replaceable rule--see section 135) 340

5>250F...... Jointly held shares (replaceable rule--see section 135) ................. 340

250G..... Objections to right to vote (replaceable rule--see section 135) ..... 340

250H..... Votes need not all be cast in the same way .................................... 341

250J...... How voting is carried out (replaceable rule--see section 135) ...... 341

250K..... Matters on which a poll may be demanded .................................... 341

250L...... When a poll is effectively demanded .............................................. 341

250M.... When and how polls must be taken (replaceable rule--see section 135) 342

Division 8--AGMs of public companies 343

250N..... Public company must hold AGM .................................................. 343

250P...... Extension of time for holding AGM ............................................... 343

250PAA Exemptions by ASIC--class orders relating to externally‑administered companies 344

250PAB Exemptions by ASIC--individual externally‑administered companies 344

250PA... Written questions to auditor submitted by members of listed company before AGM 345

250R..... Business of AGM .......................................................................... 347

250RA.. Auditor required to attend listed company's AGM ...................... 347

250S...... Questions and comments by members on company management at AGM 348

250SA... Listed company--remuneration report .......................................... 348

250T..... Questions by members of auditors at AGM .................................. 348

Part 2G.3--Minutes and members' access to minutes 350

251A..... Minutes .......................................................................................... 350

251AA.. Disclosure of proxy votes--listed companies ................................ 351

251B..... Members' access to minutes .......................................................... 351

Part 2G.4--Meetings of members of registered managed investment schemes 353

Division 1--Who may call meetings of members 353

252A..... Calling of meetings of members by responsible entity ................... 353

252B..... Calling of meetings of members by responsible entity when requested by members 353

252C..... Failure of responsible entity to call meeting of the scheme's members .. 354

252D..... Calling of meetings of members by members ................................. 355

252E...... Calling of meetings of members by the Court ................................ 355

Division 2--How to call meetings of members 356

252F...... Amount of notice of meetings ........................................................ 356

252G..... Notice of meetings of members to members, directors and auditors 356

252H..... Auditors entitled to other communications .................................... 357

252J...... Contents of notice of meetings of members ................................... 357

252K..... Notice of adjourned meetings ......................................................... 358

Division 3--Members' rights to put resolutions etc. at meetings of members 359

252L...... Members' resolutions ..................................................................... 359

252M.... Responsible entity giving notice of members' resolutions ............. 360

252N..... Members' statements to be distributed .......................................... 360

Division 4--Holding meetings of members 363

252P...... Time and place for meetings of members ....................................... 363

252Q..... Technology ..................................................................................... 363

252R..... Quorum ........................................................................................... 363

252S...... Chairing meetings of members ........................................................ 364

252T..... Auditors' right to be heard at meetings of members ....................... 364

252U..... Adjourned meetings ........................................................................ 364

Division 5--Proxies and body corporate representatives 366

252V..... Who can appoint a proxy ............................................................... 366

252W.... Rights of proxies ............................................................................. 366

252X..... Responsible entity sending appointment forms or lists of proxies must send to all members 367

252Y..... Appointing a proxy ........................................................................ 367

252Z..... Proxy documents ............................................................................ 368

253A..... Validity of proxy vote .................................................................... 370

253B..... Body corporate representative ....................................................... 370

Division 6--Voting at meetings of members 372

253C..... How many votes a member has ...................................................... 372

253D..... Jointly held interests ...................................................................... 372

253E...... Responsible entity and associates cannot vote if interested in resolution 372

253F...... How to work out the value of an interest ....................................... 372

253G..... Objections to a right to vote ........................................................... 373

253H..... Votes need not all be cast in the same way .................................... 373

253J...... How voting is carried out ............................................................... 373

253K..... Matters on which a poll may be demanded .................................... 374

253L...... When a poll is effectively demanded .............................................. 374

Division 7--Minutes and members' access to minutes 375

253M.... Minutes .......................................................................................... 375

253N..... Members' access to minutes .......................................................... 375

Chapter 2H--Shares 377

Part 2H.1--Issuing and converting shares 377

254A..... Power to issue bonus, partly‑paid, preference and redeemable preference shares 377

254B..... Terms of issue ................................................................................ 378

254C..... No par value shares ........................................................................ 379

254D..... Pre‑emption for existing shareholders on issue of shares in proprietary company (replaceable rule--see section 135) ........................................................................................................ 379

254E...... Court validation of issue ................................................................. 380

254F...... Bearer shares and stock must not be issued ................................... 380

254G..... Conversion of shares ...................................................................... 380

254H..... Resolution to convert shares into larger or smaller number ............ 381

Part 2H.2--Redemption of redeemable preference shares 382

254J...... Redemption must be in accordance with terms of issue ................. 382

254K..... Other requirements about redemption ............................................ 382

254L...... Consequences of contravening section 254J or 254K .................... 382

Part 2H.3--Partly‑paid shares 384

254M.... Liability on partly‑paid shares ....................................................... 384

254N..... Calls may be limited to when company is externally‑administered 384

254P...... No liability companies--calls on shares ......................................... 384

254Q..... No liability companies--forfeiture and sale of shares for failure to meet call 385

254R..... No liability companies--redemption of forfeited shares ............... 388

Part 2H.4--Capitalisation of profits 389

254S...... Capitalisation of profits ................................................................. 389

Part 2H.5--Dividends 390

254T..... Dividends to be paid out of profits ................................................ 390

254U..... Other provisions about paying dividends (replaceable rule--see section 135) 390

5>254V..... When does the company incur a debt? ........................................... 390

254W.... Dividend rights ............................................................................... 390

Part 2H.6--Notice requirements 392

254X..... Notice to ASIC of share issue ........................................................ 392

254Y..... Notice to ASIC of share cancellation .............................................. 393

Chapter 2J--Transactions affecting share capital 394

Part 2J.1--Share capital reductions and share buy‑backs 394

256A..... Purpose ........................................................................................... 394

Division 1--Reductions in share capital not otherwise authorised by law 395

256B..... Company may make reduction not otherwise authorised .............. 395

256C..... Shareholder approval ...................................................................... 396

256D..... Consequences of failing to comply with section 256B .................. 397

256E...... Signposts to other relevant provisions ........................................... 397

Division 2--Share buy‑backs 399

257A..... The company's power to buy back its own shares ....................... 399

257B..... Buy‑back procedure--general ........................................................ 399

257C..... Buy‑back procedure--shareholder approval if the 10/12 limit exceeded 401

257D..... Buy‑back procedure--special shareholder approval for selective buy‑back 402

257E...... Buy‑back procedure--lodgment of offer documents with ASIC ... 403

257F...... Notice of intended buy‑back .......................................................... 403

257G..... Buy‑back procedure--disclosure of relevant information when offer made 404

257H..... Acceptance of offer and transfer of shares to the company ........... 404

257J...... Signposts to other relevant provisions ........................................... 404

Division 3--Other share capital reductions 407

258A..... Unlimited companies ...................................................................... 407

258B..... Right to occupy or use real property ............................................. 407

258C..... Brokerage or commission ................................................................ 407

258D..... Cancellation of forfeited shares ...................................................... 407

258E...... Other share cancellations ................................................................ 408

258F...... Reductions because of lost capital .................................................. 408

Part 2J.2--Self‑acquisition and control of shares 409

259A..... Directly acquiring own shares ........................................................ 409

259B..... Taking security over own shares or shares in holding company .... 409

259C..... Issuing or transferring shares to controlled entity .......................... 410

259D..... Company controlling entity that holds shares in it ........................ 411

259E...... When a company controls an entity ............................................... 412

259F...... Consequences of failing to comply with section 259A or 259B .... 413

Part 2J.3--Financial assistance 414

260A..... Financial assistance by a company for acquiring shares in the company or a holding company 414

260B..... Shareholder approval ...................................................................... 414

260C..... Exempted financial assistance ......................................................... 416

260D..... Consequences of failing to comply with section 260A .................. 417

Part 2J.4--Interaction with general directors' duties 419

260E...... General duties still apply ............................................................... 419

Chapter 2K--Charges 420

Part 2K.1--Preliminary 420

261........ Interpretation and application ........................................................ 420

Part 2K.2--Registration 422

262........ Charges required to be registered .................................................... 422

263........ Lodgment of notice of charge and copy of instrument ................... 425

264........ Acquisition of property subject to charge ...................................... 428

265........ Registration of documents relating to charges ................................ 429

265A..... Standard time for the purposes of section 265 ............................... 432

266........ Certain charges void against liquidator or administrator ................. 433

267........ Charges in favour of certain persons void in certain cases ............. 436

268........ Assignment and variation of charges .............................................. 438

269........ Satisfaction of, and release of property from, charges ................... 439

270........ Lodgment of notices, offences etc. ................................................. 439

271........ Company to keep documents relating to charges and register of charges 440

272........ Certificates ...................................................................................... 441

273A..... Application of State and Territory laws to charges required to be registered under this Part 442

273B..... Application of State and Territory laws to transfers, assignments or giving of charges registered under this Part ........................................................................................................ 443

273C..... Application of specified State and Territory laws to crop liens, wool liens and stock mortgages registered under this Part ................................................................................................. 444

273D..... Sections 273A to 273C do not apply to charges given by company jointly with person who is not a company 446

274........ Power of Court to rectify Register ................................................. 446

277........ Power to exempt from compliance with certain requirements of Division 446

Part 2K.3--Order of priority 448

278........ Definitions ...................................................................................... 448

279........ Priorities of charges ........................................................................ 449

280........ General priority rules in relation to registered charges ................... 450

281........ General priority rule in relation to unregistered charges ................. 451

282........ Special priority rules ...................................................................... 451

Notes to the Corporations Act 2001

Note 1

The Corporations Act 2001 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 50, 2001 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Corporations Act 2001 was modified by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Statutory Rules 2001 No. 193 as amended) the Corporations (Change of Incorporation) Regulations 2002 (Statutory Rules 2002 No. 168 as amended). The modifications are not incorporated in this compilation.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001. Also see the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Statutory Rules 2001 No. 193 as amended) for transitional provisions.

For all other relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Corporations Act 2001	50, 2001	28 June 2001	15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285)
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	Ss. 1-14, Schedule 2 (items 12-16) and Schedule 6: 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (a)	Ss. 1-14 [see Note 1]
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2006	9, 2006	23 Mar 2006	Schedule 2 (items 11-13): (aa)	--
Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 3) 2001	117, 2001	18 Sept 2001	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 179-182, 189, 190): Royal Assent (b) Schedule 1 (items 1-178, 183-188, 191-306): 15 Dec 2001 (b)	S. 4 S. 2(2) (rep. by 146, 2001, Sch. 5 [item 10])
as amended by
Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 2) 2001	146, 2001	1 Oct 2001	Schedule 5 (item 10): 15 Dec 2001 (c)	--
General Insurance Reform Act 2001	119, 2001	19 Sept 2001	Schedules 1 and 3: 1 July 2002 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Financial Services Reform Act 2001	122, 2001	27 Sept 2001	Ss. 1, 2 and Schedule 3 (items 1-27): Royal Assent Remainder: 11 Mar 2002 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN42)	S. 2(2) (am. by 146, 2001, Sch. 5 [item 6]) S. 2(7) (rep. by 146, 2001, Sch. 5 [item 7])
as amended by
Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 2) 2001	146, 2001	1 Oct 2001	Schedule 5 (items 6-8): 15 Dec 2001 (d)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2005	100, 2005	6 July 2005	Schedule 2 (item 13): (da)	--
Financial Services Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001	123, 2001	27 Sept 2001	Schedule 1 (items 219-222): (e) Schedule 1 (items 223, 224): Royal Assent (e)	--
Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 2) 2001	146, 2001	1 Oct 2001	S. 4 and Schedule 5 (items 4, 5): 15 Dec 2001 (f) Schedule 5 (item 3): (f)	S. 4
Financial Services Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002	29, 2002	5 Apr 2002	Schedule 2: (g)	--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2005	100, 2005	6 July 2005	Schedule 2 (item 16): (ga)	--
Corporations Legislation Amendment Act 2003	24, 2003	11 Apr 2003	Schedules 1-3 and Schedule 4 (items 1-7): 1 July 2003 Schedule 4 (item 8): (h) Schedule 5 (items 4-6): (h) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Corporations Amendment (Repayment of Directors' Bonuses) Act 2003	25, 2003	11 Apr 2003	11 Apr 2003	--
Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003	41, 2003	3 June 2003	Schedule 2 (items 1D-1F): 1 Jan 2003	--
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003	116, 2003	27 Nov 2003	Schedule 3: 28 Nov 2003	--
Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003	140, 2003	17 Dec 2003	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (item 15): (i)	S. 4
Financial Services Reform Amendment Act 2003	141, 2003	17 Dec 2003	Schedule 1: 14 Jan 2004 Schedule 2 (items 1A, 114): Royal Assent Schedule 2 (items 1-46C, 47-72, 73-87, 89-113) and Schedules 3 and 4: 18 Dec 2003 Schedule 2 (items 46D-46F, 72A, 88, 88A): 1 July 2004	--
Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 2004	80, 2004	23 June 2004	Schedule 1 (items 191A-191D, 212, 213, 215): 1 Dec 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN34)	Sch. 1 (items 212, 213, 215)
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Act 2004	103, 2004	30 June 2004	Schedule 1 (items 37-129, 176-178), Schedule 2 (items 1-9, 17-19), Schedule 2A and Schedules 4-7: 1 July 2004 Schedule 2 (items 12-16) and Schedules 10 and 11A: 1 Jan 2005 Schedule 3 (items 3, 4): 26 July 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN28) Schedule 8, Schedule 9 (items 7-88) and Schedule 11 (items 3-14): (j) Schedule 12 (item 2): Royal Assent	--
Treasury Legislation Amendment (Professional Standards) Act 2004	118, 2004	13 July 2004	13 July 2004	--
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 120, 121, 496): Royal Assent	S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496)
Corporations Amendment Act (No. 1) 2005	138, 2005	18 Nov 2005	Schedule 2: (k) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006	17, 2006	29 Mar 2006	Schedule 2 (item 13): 1 July 2008 (see s. 2(1) and F2008L02273)	--
Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006	101, 2006	14 Sept 2006	Schedule 2 (items 29-35) and Schedule 6 (items 1, 6-11): Royal Assent	Sch. 6 (items 1, 6-11)
Corporations Amendment (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations) Act 2006	126, 2006	4 Nov 2006	Schedule 1: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006	131, 2006	6 Nov 2006	Schedule 9 (items 16-19, 21): 1 Jan 2007 (see F2006L04026)	Sch. 9 (item 21)
Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2006	170, 2006	12 Dec 2006	Schedule 1 (item 18): 13 Dec 2006 (see s. 2(1))	--
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Amendment (Audit Inspection) Act 2007	1, 2007	19 Feb 2007	Schedule 1 (item 17): 20 Feb 2007 Schedule 2: (l) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007	32, 2007	30 Mar 2007	Schedule 2 (item 8B): 1 Apr 2007 (see s. 2(1))	--
Corporations Amendment (Takeovers) Act 2007	64, 2007	15 Apr 2007	Schedule 1: 13 May 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Governance Review Implementation (Treasury Portfolio Agencies) Act 2007	74, 2007	5 June 2007	Schedules 1 and 2: 1 July 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (items 1-9, 20)
Corporations (NZ Closer Economic Relations) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007	85, 2007	21 June 2007	Schedule 1 (items 1-18, 21, 22): 21 Dec 2007 Schedule 1 (items 19, 20): (m) Schedule 2: 1 Sept 2007 (see F2007L02627) Schedule 3: 19 July 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Act 2007	101, 2007	28 June 2007	Schedule 1 (items 188-197): 1 July 2007 Schedule 1 (items 198-215, 221, 222): 1 Sept 2007 (see F2007L02629) Schedule 1 (items 216-220): 28 Dec 2007 Schedule 1 (item 223): 1 July 2008 Schedule 1 (items 224-226): 1 Jan 2009 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 227-246)
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Schedule 2 (items 3, 4): (n)	--
Corporations Amendment (Insolvency) Act 2007	132, 2007	20 Aug 2007	Schedule 1 (items 1-10, 16-48, 51-120, 122-133), Schedule 2 (items 2-10, 12), Schedule 3, Schedule 4, Schedule 5 (items 3-15) and Schedule 6: 31 Dec 2007 (see F2007L03798) Schedule 1 (items 49, 50, 121) and Schedule 2 (item 11): 1 July 2008	--
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Discretionary Mutual Funds and Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers) Act 2007	149, 2007	24 Sept 2007	Schedule 2 (items 1, 2): 1 July 2008 Schedule 3: 22 Oct 2007	--
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Regulation and Review) Act 2007	154, 2007	24 Sept 2007	Schedule 1 (items 52, 296) and Schedule 4 (items 16-30): Royal Assent Schedule 1 (items 167-172): 1 Jan 2008	Sch. 1 (item 296)
First Home Saver Accounts (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	45, 2008	25 June 2008	26 June 2008	--
Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Act 2008	54, 2008	25 June 2008	25 June 2008	--
Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Act 2008	105, 2008	17 Oct 2008	Schedule 1 (item 54): (o) Schedule 3 (items 27-31): 18 Oct 2008	Sch. 3 (item 31)
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008	117, 2008	21 Nov 2008	Schedule 3 (item 5): 22 Nov 2008	--
Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008	144, 2008	9 Dec 2008	Schedule 14 (items 130-150): 10 Dec 2008	--
Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Act 2008	146, 2008	11 Dec 2008	Schedule 2: 8 Jan 2009 Schedule 3: [see Note 2] Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Act 2009	9, 2009	25 Feb 2009	25 Feb 2009	--
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009	54, 2009	25 June 2009	Schedule 18 (items 2, 3): (p)	--
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2009	75, 2009	27 Aug 2009	Schedule 1 (items 195-199): [see Note 3]	--
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Services Modernisation) Act 2009	108, 2009	6 Nov 2009	Schedule 1, Schedule 2 (items 4-28) and Schedule 3 (items 2, 3): [see Note 4] Schedule 3 (item 1), Schedule 4 and Schedule 5: Royal Assent	--

(a) The Corporations Act 2001 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 12-16) and Schedule 6 only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsections 2(2) and (14) of which provide as follows:

(2) Schedules 1 and 2 commence, or are taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

(14) Schedule 6 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

(aa) Subsection 2(1) (item 28) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 provides as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
28. Schedule 2, items 11 to 13	Immediately after the time specified in the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001 for the commencement of item 4 of Schedule 6 to that Act.	15 July 2001

(b) The Corporations Act 2001 was amended by Schedule 1 only of the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 3) 2001, subsections 2(1) and (3) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day mentioned in subsection 2.2(2) of the Criminal Code.

(3) Items 179 to 182 and 189 and 190 in Schedule 1 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(c) The Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 3) 2001 was amended by Schedule 5 (item 10) only of the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 2) 2001, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day mentioned in subsection 2.2(2) of the Criminal Code.

(d) The Financial Services Reform Act 2001 was amended by Schedule 5 (items 6-8) only of the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act (No. 2) 2001, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day mentioned in subsection 2.2(2) of the Criminal Code.

(da) Subsection 2(1) (item 33) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2005 provides as follows:

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
33. Schedule 2, item 13	Immediately after the time specified in the Financial Services Reform Act 2001 for the commencement of item 334 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	11 March 2002

(e) The Corporations Act 2001 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 219-224) only of the Financial Services Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001, subsections 2(3) and (4) of which provide as follows:

(3) Items 223 and 224 of Schedule 1 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(4) Items 219 to 222 of Schedule 1 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Corporations Act 2001. However, a person does not commit an offence if the person would not have committed the offence had those items commenced on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent (rather than commencing on the commencement of the Corporations Act 2001).

(f) The Corporations Act 2001 was amended by Schedule 5 (items 3-5) only of the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code Act (No. 2) 2001, subsections 2(1) and (3) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day mentioned in subsection 2.2(2) of the Criminal Code.

(3) Items 2 and 3 of Schedule 5 commence immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Reform Act 2001.

Item 1 of Schedule 1 commenced on 11 March 2002 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN42).

(g) Subsection 2(1) (items 3-5) of the Financial Services Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 provide as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3. Schedule 2, item 1	Immediately after the commencement of item 329 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Reform Act 2001	11 March 2002 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN42)
4. Schedule 2, items 2 to 7	Immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Reform Act 2001	11 March 2002 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN42)
5. Schedule 2, item 8	Immediately after the commencement of item 436 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Reform Act 2001	11 March 2002 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN42)

(ga) Subsection 2(1) (item 35) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2005 provides as follows:

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
35. Schedule 2, item 16	Immediately after the time specified in the Financial Services Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 for the commencement of item 7 of Schedule 2 to that Act.	11 March 2002

(h) Section 2(1) (items 4 and 6) of the Corporations Legislation Amendment Act 2003 provide as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
4. Schedule 4, item 8	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by item 2 of this table	1 July 2003
6. Schedule 5, items 4, 5 and 6	Immediately after the commencement of the Corporations Act 2001	15 July 2001

(i) Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 3) of the Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2. Sections 4 and 5	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003	1 January 2005
3. Schedule 1	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003	1 January 2005

(j) Subsection 2(1) (items 2, 9, 11 and 13) of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Act 2004 provide as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2. Schedule 1	The later of: (a) 1 July 2004; and (b) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	1 July 2004 (paragraph (a) applies)
9. Schedule 5	The later of: (a) 1 July 2004; and (b) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	1 July 2004 (paragraph (a) applies)
11. Schedules 8 and 9	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 9.	1 July 2004
13. Schedule 11	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 2.	1 July 2004

(k) Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Corporations Amendment Act (No. 1) 2005 provides as follows:

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3. Schedule 2	Immediately after the commencement of section 1462 of the Corporations Act 2001.	30 June 2004

(l) Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Amendment (Audit Inspection) Act 2007 provides as follows:

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3. Schedule 2	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Act 2004.	1 July 2004

(m) Subsection 2(1) (items 2-4 and 6) of the Corporations (NZ Closer Economic Relations) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 provides as follows:

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2. Schedule 1, items 1 to 18	A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.	21 December 2007
3. Schedule 1, item 19	Immediately after the provision(s) covered by table item 2. However, if the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence before the provision(s) covered by table item 6, the provision(s) covered by this table item do not commence at all.	21 December 2007
4. Schedule 1, item 20	At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2. However, if the provision(s) covered by table item 6 commence before or at the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2, the provision(s) covered by this table item do not commence at all.	Does not commence
6. Schedule 2	A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.	1 September 2007 (see F2007L02627)

(n) Subsection 2(1) (items 46 and 47) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2008 provides as follows:

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
46. Schedule 2, item 3	Immediately after the time specified in the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Act 2007 for the commencement of item 108 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	28 June 2007
47. Schedule 2, item 4	Immediately after the time specified in the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Act 2007 for the commencement of item 112 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	28 June 2007

(o) Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 3) of the Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Act 2008 provides as follows:

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2. Schedule 1	Immediately after the provision(s) covered by table item 3.	18 October 2008
3. Schedules 2 to 5	The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	18 October 2008

(p) Subsection 2(1) (item 41) of the Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 provides as follows:

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
41. Schedule 18	Immediately after the commencement of Part 2‑4 of the Fair Work Act 2009.	1 July 2009

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title......................................	am. No. 122, 2001
Chapter 1
Part 1.1
S. 5......................................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 5A...................................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 5C....................................	rs. No. 140, 2003
Part 1.2
Division 1
S. 6 .....................................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 7 .....................................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 9......................................	am. Nos. 55, 117 and 122, 2001; Nos. 24, 25, 116 and 141, 2003; Nos. 80 and 103, 2004; Nos. 17 and 126, 2006; Nos. 64, 74, 85, 101 and 132, 2007; Nos. 45, 117 and 144, 2008; No. 108, 2009
S. 9AA.................................	ad. No. 144, 2008
S. 9A...................................	ad. No. 101, 2007
Division 2
S. 12 ...................................	rs. No. 122, 2001
S. 13 ...................................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 14....................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 16....................................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 17....................................	rs. No. 122, 2001
Div. 4 of Part 1.2..................	rep. No. 122, 2001
Ss. 23-29............................	rep. No. 122, 2001
Division 5A
S. 45A.................................	am. No. 103, 2004; No. 101, 2007
Division 6
S. 50AAA............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Division 7
S. 51....................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 53....................................	am. No. 116, 2003
S. 53AB...............................	am. No. 80, 2004
Ss. 54-56............................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 57A.................................	am. No. 103, 2004; No. 126, 2006
S. 60....................................	ad. No. 132, 2007
S. 61....................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 64....................................	am. No. 122, 2001
Ss. 67, 68............................	rep. No. 122, 2001
Ss. 71, 72............................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 72A.................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 73....................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 77....................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 82A.................................	rep. No. 103, 2004
S. 84....................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
Ss. 87, 88............................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 88B .................................	ad. No. 122, 2001
S. 91....................................	rep. No. 116, 2003
S. 92....................................	am. No. 122, 2001
Note to s. 92(1)...................	rs. No. 122, 2001
Note to s. 92(3)...................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 92A.................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
Ss. 93, 94............................	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 95A.................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
	ad. No. 29, 2002
S. 97....................................	rep. No. 122, 2001
Division 8
S. 103..................................	am. No. 122, 2001
Note to s. 103(2).................	ad. No. 122, 2001
S. 107..................................	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 109X................................	am. No. 116, 2003
Part 1.2A
Division 2
S. 111AD.............................	am. No. 122, 2001
Heading to s. 111AE............	rs. No. 122, 2001
S. 111AE.............................	am. No. 122, 2001
Heading to s. 111AF............	am. No. 122, 2001; No. 85, 2007
S. 111AF ............................	am. No. 122, 2001; No. 85, 2007
S. 111AFA ..........................	ad. No. 122, 2001
	am. No. 85, 2007
Heading to s. 111AH...........	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 111AH.............................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 111AI...............................	rs. No. 85, 2007
Division 3
S. 111AO.............................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 111AP.............................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 111AQA..........................	ad. No. 122, 2001
	am. No. 103, 2004
Division 4
S. 111AR.............................	am. No. 122, 2001
Part 1.5
S. 1 (to Part 1.5)...............	am. No. 116, 2003
S. 3 (to Part 1.5)...............	am. No. 116, 2003
Note to s. 3.7 (to Part 1.5)	rep. No. 116, 2003
S. 4 (to Part 1.5)...............	am. No. 24, 2003; No. 101, 2007
S. 5 (to Part 1.5)...............	am. Nos. 24 and 116, 2003; No. 101, 2007
S. 7 (to Part 1.5)...............	am. Nos. 24 and 116, 2003
S. 9 (to Part 1.5)...............	am. No. 116, 2003
S. 11 (to Part 1.5).............	am. No. 116, 2003
S. 12 (to Part 1.5).............	am. No. 116, 2003
Chapter 2A
Part 2A.1
S. 113 .................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 115..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2A.2
S. 117..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 24, 2003
S. 123..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 24, 2003
Chapter 2B
Part 2B.4
S. 136..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 139 .................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 141..................................	am. No. 122, 2001; No. 116, 2003; No. 103, 2004
Part 2B.5
S. 142..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 24, 2003
Note to s. 142(1) Renumbered Note 1.........	No. 101, 2007
Note 2 to s. 142(1)..............	ad. No. 101, 2007
S. 143..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 103, 2004
S. 144..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 145..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 146..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 24, 2003
S. 146A...............................	ad. No. 101, 2007
Part 2B.6
Division 1
S. 148..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 149..................................	am. No. 24, 2003
S. 150..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 151..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 101, 2007
S. 153..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 24, 2003
S. 156..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 2
S. 157..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 157A...............................	ad. No. 132, 2007
S. 158..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 161A...............................	ad. No. 132, 2007
Part 2B.7
S. 162..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 163..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 24, 2003
Note to s. 163(3).................	am. No. 103, 2004; No. 101, 2007
S. 165..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Chapter 2C
Part 2C.1
Heading to Part 2C.1............	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 168..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Note 1A to s. 168(1)............	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 169..................................	am. No. 24, 2003
Note to s. 169(5A)...............	rs. No. 24, 2003
S. 170..................................	am. Nos. 117 and 122, 2001
S. 172..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 173..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 174..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Note to s. 175(3).................	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 177..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2C.2
Part 2C.2..............................	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 178A...............................	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 178B................................	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 178C................................	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 178D................................	ad. No. 24, 2003
Chapter 2D
Part 2D.1
Division 1
S. 188..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 24, 2003; No. 103, 2004
Note to s. 188(1).................	am. No. 116, 2003
Note to s. 188(3).................	ad. No. 117, 2001
S. 190B................................	ad. No. 126, 2006
Division 2
S. 191..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 195..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 3
S. 197..................................	am. No. 138, 2005; No. 126, 2006
Part 2D.2
Division 1
S. 199A...............................	am. No. 103, 2004
Note 1 to s. 199A(3)............	am. No. 103, 2004; No. 9, 2009
S. 199B................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 2
S. 200B................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 200C................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 200F................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2D.3
Division 1
S. 201C................................	rep. No. 24, 2003
S. 201D................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 201L................................	am. No. 103, 2004
Division 2
S. 202B................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 3
S. 203D................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2D.4
S. 204A...............................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 204C................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Note 1 to s. 204D.................	am. No. 103, 2004
Part 2D.5
S. 205A...............................	am. No. 101, 2007
Note to s. 205A(2)...............	ad. No. 101, 2007
S. 205B................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 24, 2003; No. 101, 2007
S. 205C................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 205E................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 205F................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Heading to s. 205G..............	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 205G...............................	am. Nos. 117 and 122, 2001
Note to s. 205G(1)...............	ad. No. 24, 2003
Note to s. 205G(3)...............	ad. No. 24, 2003
Note to s. 205G(4)...............	ad. No. 24, 2003
Part 2D.6
S. 206A...............................	am. No. 117, 2001
Subhead. to s. 206B(3).......	rs. No. 80, 2004
S. 206B................................	am. No. 80, 2004; No. 126, 2006; No. 9, 2009
S. 206BA.............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 126, 2006
S. 206C................................	am. No. 122, 2001; No. 126, 2006
Note to s. 206C(1)...............	rep. No. 122, 2001
S. 206D................................	am. No. 103, 2004; No. 126, 2006
S. 206E................................	am. No. 126, 2006
S. 206EAA...........................	ad. No. 9, 2009
S. 206EA.............................	ad. No. 131, 2006
S. 206F................................	am. No. 126, 2006
S. 206GA.............................	ad. No. 131, 2006
S. 206H................................	am. No. 9, 2009
S. 206HB.............................	ad. No. 126, 2006
Chapter 2E
Part 2E.1
Division 2
S. 213..................................	rs. No. 101, 2007
Division 3
S. 219..................................	am. No. 116, 2003
S. 220..................................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 225..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2E.2
S. 228..................................	am. No. 144, 2008
Chapter 2F
Part 2F.1
S. 235..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2F.2
S. 246B................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 246D................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 246F................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Note to s. 246F(1)...............	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 246G...............................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2F.3
S. 247C................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Chapter 2G
Part 2G.2
Division 2
S. 249CA.............................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 249E................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 3
S. 249HA.............................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 249J................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 249K................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 249L................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 249LA.............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Division 5
Note to s. 249V(1)...............	ad. No. 103, 2004
Division 6
S. 249X................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 249Z................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 250A...............................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 103, 2004
S. 250B................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 250BA.............................	am. No. 122, 2001; No. 103, 2004
S. 250D................................	am. No. 103, 2004
Division 8
S. 250N................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 250P................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Ss. 250PAA, 250PAB..........	ad. No. 132, 2007
S. 250PA.............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 250R................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 250RA.............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 250S................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 250SA.............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 250T................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 103, 2004
Part 2G.3
S. 251A...............................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 251AA.............................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 251B................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2G.4
Division 1
S. 252C................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 2
S. 252H................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 5
S. 252X................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 252Y...............................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 252Z................................	am. No. 116, 2003
Division 6
S. 253F................................	am. No. 122, 2001
Division 7
S. 253M...............................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 253N................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Chapter 2H
Part 2H.1
S. 254G...............................	am. No. 116, 2003
S. 254H................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2H.3
S. 254N................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 254Q...............................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2H.6
S. 254X................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 24, 2003
Note to s. 254X(1) Renumbered Note 1.........	No. 24, 2003
Note 2 to s. 254X(1)............	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 254Y...............................	am. No. 117, 2001
Chapter 2J
Part 2J.1
Division 1
S. 256B................................	am. No. 132, 2007
Note to s. 256C(3)...............	ad. No. 24, 2003
S. 256E................................	am. No. 122, 2001
Division 2
S. 257B................................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 257H................................	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 257J................................	am. No. 122, 2001
Part 2J.2
S. 259B................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 259D................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Chapter 2K
Part 2K.2
S. 262..................................	am. No. 24, 2003
S. 264..................................	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 272..................................	am. No. 101, 2007
Note to s. 273A(1)...............	am. No. 116, 2003
S. 273B................................	am. No. 116, 2003
Note to s. 273B(1)...............	am. No. 116, 2003
S. 273C................................	am. No. 116, 2003
Note to s. 273C(1)...............	am. No. 116, 2003
S. 274..................................	am. No. 101, 2007
Chapter 2L
Part 2L.1
S. 283AA.............................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 103, 2004
Note to s. 283AA(1)............	am. No. 103, 2004; No. 101, 2007
S. 283AB.............................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 283AC.............................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2L.2
S. 283BH.............................	am. No. 117, 2001
Chapter 2M
Part 2M.1
S. 285..................................	am. No. 103, 2004; No. 101, 2007
Part 2M.2
S. 286..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 287..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 288..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 289..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Part 2M.3
Division 1
S. 294..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 295..................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 295A...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 298..................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 299A...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 300..................................	am. No. 122, 2001; No. 103, 2004
Note to s. 300(11)...............	am. No. 122, 2001
S. 300A...............................	am. Nos. 55 and 122, 2001; No. 103, 2004; No. 101, 2007
Division 2
S. 303..................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 306..................................	am. No. 103, 2004
Division 3
S. 307..................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 307A...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 307B................................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 307C................................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 308..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 103, 2004; No. 101, 2007
S. 309..................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 311..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
	rs. No. 103, 2004
S. 312..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 313..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 4
S. 314..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 103, 2004; No. 101, 2007
S. 315..................................	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 316..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 317..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Note 3 to s. 317(1)..............	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 318..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 101, 2007
Division 5
S. 319..................................	am. No. 117, 2001; No. 116, 2003; No. 101, 2007
S. 320..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 321..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 322..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 6
S. 323..................................	am. No. 117, 2001
S. 323B................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 7
S. 323D................................	am. No. 117, 2001
Division 8
S. 323DA.............................	am. No. 122, 2001
Division 9
Div. 9 of Part 2M.3...............	ad. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision A
S. 323EA.............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 323EB..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision B
S. 323EC..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 323ED..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 323EE..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 323EF..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision C
S. 323EG.............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 323EH..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 323EI...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision D
S. 323EJ..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 323EK..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 323EL..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 323EM.............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Part 2M.4
Division 1
Heading to Div. 1 of ............ Part 2M.4	rs. No. 103, 2004
S. 324..................................	rep. No. 103, 2004
S. 324AA ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324AB ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324AC ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324AD ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324AE ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324AF ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Division 2
Div. 2 of Part 2M.4 ..............	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324BA ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324BB ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324BC ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324BD ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Division 3
Div. 3 of Part 2M.4 ..............	ad. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision A
S. 324CA ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Note 2 to s. 324CA(1A) ......	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324CB ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Note 2 to s. 324CB(1A) ......	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324CC ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Note 2 to s. 324CC(1A) ......	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324CD ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision B
S. 324CE .............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
Note to s. 324CE(1A) .........	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324CF .............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
Note to s. 324CF(1A) .........	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324CG ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
Note to s. 324CG(1A) .........	am. No. 101, 2007
Note to s. 324CG(5A) .........	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324CH ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324CI ..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324CJ .............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 324CK ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
Subdivision C
S. 324CL .............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Division 4
Div. 4 of Part 2M.4 ..............	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324CM ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Division 5
Div. 5 of Part 2M.4 ..............	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324DA ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324DB ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324DC ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 324DD ............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Division 6
Heading to Div. 6 of ............ Part 2M.4	ad. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision A
Heading to Subdiv. A of ..... Div. 6 of Part 2M.4	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 327..................................	rep. No. 103, 2004
S. 327A ..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 327B ...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
	am. No. 101, 2007
S. 327C ...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 327D ...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 327E ...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 327F ...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 327G ..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 327H ...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 327I ................................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 328..................................	rep. No. 103, 2004
S. 328A ..............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 328B ...............................	ad. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision B
Heading to Subdiv. B of ...... Div. 6 of Part 2M.4	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 329..................................	am. No. 103, 2004
S. 330..................................	am. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision C
Heading to Subdiv. C of ...... Div. 6 of Part 2M.4	ad. No. 103, 2004
Division 7
Heading to Div. 2.................	rep. No. 103, 2004
Heading to Div. 7 of ............ Part 2M.4	ad. No. 103, 2004
Subdivision A
Heading to Subdiv. A of ..... Div. 7 of Part 2M.4	ad. No. 103, 2004
S. 331AA.......................

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