Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Corporations (Victoria) Act 1990 - SECT 13

References to Corporations Law and Corporations Regulations

13. References to Corporations Law and Corporations Regulations



(1) The object of this section is to help ensure that the Corporations Law of
Victoria operates, so far as possible, as if that Law, together with the
Corporations Law of each jurisdiction other than Victoria, constituted a
single national Corporations Law applying of its own force throughout
Australia.

(2) Subject to this section, a reference in an instrument to the Corporations
Law, or to the Corporations Regulations, is to be taken, for the purposes of
the laws of Victoria-

   (a)  to be a reference to the Corporations Law, or to the Corporations
        Regulations, of Victoria; and

   (b)  to include a separate reference to the Corporations Law, or to the
        Corporations Regulations, of each jurisdiction other than Victoria.

(3) Subsection (2) has effect except so far as the contrary intention appears
in the instrument, or the context of the reference otherwise requires.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3), subsection (2) does not apply in relation
to a reference expressed as a reference to the Corporations Law, or to the
Corporations Regulations, of a jurisdiction.

(5) In this section-

instrument means-

   (a)  an Act or an instrument made under an Act; or

   (b)  a law of Victoria or an instrument made under such a law; or

   (c)  an award or other industrial determination or order, or an industrial
        agreement; or

   (d)  any other order (whether executive, judicial or otherwise); or

   (e)  a notice, certificate or licence; or

   (f)  an agreement; or

   (g)  an application made, information laid, affidavit sworn, or warrant
        issued, for any purpose; or

   (h)  an indictment, presentment, summons or writ; or

   (i)  any other pleading in, or process issued in connection with, a legal
        or other proceeding; or

   (j)  any other document whatever. _______________