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COMPANIES ACT 1981 No. 89 of 1981 - SECT 3 Objects and application

COMPANIES ACT 1981 No. 89 of 1981 - SECT 3

Objects and application

3. (1) The objects of this Act are to make provision for the government of the
Australian Capital Territory in relation to the formation of companies, the
regulation of companies formed in that Territory, the registration of certain
other bodies and certain other matters, and this Act has effect, and shall be
construed, accordingly.

(2) In its application to and in relation to companies, this Act applies to
and in relation to natural persons, whether resident in the Australian Capital
Territory or in Australia or not and whether Australian citizens or not, and
to all bodies corporate or unincorporate, whether formed or carrying on
business in that Territory or in Australia or not, and extends to acts done or
omitted to be done outside that Territory, whether in Australia or not.

(3) The Companies and Securities (Interpretation and Miscellaneous 
Provisions) Act 1980 applies to this Act.