NATIONAL CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT 2009 - SECT 53A Obligation to notify ASIC of change in control
NATIONAL CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT 2009 - SECT 53A
Obligation to notify ASIC of change in controlRequirement to notify ASIC of change in control
(1) If an entity (as defined by section 64A of the Corporations Act 2001 ) starts to control, or stops controlling, a licensee, the licensee must lodge a notification with ASIC:
(b) before the end of 30 business days after the day the entity starts to control, or stops controlling, the licensee.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (1) to lodge a notification with ASIC; and
(b) the person engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct contravenes the requirement.
Criminal penalty: 30 penalty units.
(3) Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code
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