Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - SECT 316

             (1)  A member may request the company, registered scheme or disclosing entity:

                     (a)  not to send them the material required by section 314; or

                     (b)  to send them a full financial report and the directors' report and auditor's report.

A request may be a standing request or for a particular financial year. The member is not entitled to a report for a financial year earlier than the one before the financial year in which the request is made.

             (2)  The time for complying with a request under paragraph (1)(b) is:

                     (a)  7 days after the request is received; or

                     (b)  the deadline for reporting under section 315;

whichever is later.

             (3)  A full financial report, directors' report and auditor's report are to be sent free of charge unless the member has already received a copy of them free of charge.

             (4)  An offence based on subsection (2) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .