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CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 292

Who has to prepare annual financial reports and directors' reports

             (1)  A financial report and a directors' report must be prepared for each financial year by:

                     (a)  all disclosing entities; and

                     (b)  all public companies; and

                     (c)  all large proprietary companies; and

                     (d)  all registered schemes.

Note:          This Chapter only applies to disclosing entities incorporated or formed in Australia (see subsection 285(2)).

             (2)  A small proprietary company has to prepare the financial report and directors' report only if:

                     (a)  it is directed to do so under section 293 or 294; or

                     (b)  it was controlled by a foreign company for all or part of the year and it is not consolidated for that period in financial statements for that year lodged with ASIC by:

                              (i)  a registered foreign company; or

                             (ii)  a company, registered scheme or disclosing entity.

The rest of this Part does not apply to any other small proprietary company.



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