Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CORPORATIONS (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ACT 1990

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title and purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      Australian Capital Territory  
   5.      This Act and applicable provisions of Western Australia not to be affected by later State laws  
   6.      Operation of other Western Australian laws  

   PART 2 -- The Corporations Law, and the Corporations Regulations, of Western Australia  

   7.      Application in Western Australia of Corporations Law  
   8.      Application of regulations  
   9.      Terms used in Corporations Law, and Corporations Regulations, of Western Australia  
   10.     Interpretation law  

   PART 3 -- Citing the Corporations Law and the Corporations Regulations  

   11.     Simpler citation of Corporations Law, and Corporations Regulations, of Western Australia  
   12.     References to Corporations Law, and Corporations Regulations, of other jurisdictions  
   13.     References to Corporations Law, and Corporations Regulations  

   PART 4 -- Application of the Corporations Law to the Crown  

   14.     Interpretation  
   15.     Corporations Law of Western Australia  
   16.     Corporations Law of other jurisdictions  
   17.     Crown not liable to prosecution  
   18.     This Part overrides the prerogative  

   PART 5 -- Application orders  

   19.     Commonwealth Minister to obtain consent of State Minister  
   20.     Application orders for ASIC Law  

   PART 7 -- Imposition of fees  

   22.     Fees for chargeable matters  
   23.     Contributions and levies for fidelity funds of securities exchanges  
   24.     Levies for National Guarantee Fund  
   25.     Contributions and levies for fidelity funds of futures organisations  

   PART 8 -- National administration and enforcement of the Corporations Law  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   26.     Object  
   27.     Effect of Part  

           Division 2 -- Offences against applicable provisions  

   28.     Object  
   29.     Application of Commonwealth laws in relation to offences against applicable provisions  
   30.     Application of Commonwealth laws in relation to offences against applicable provisions of other jurisdictions  
   31.     Functions and powers conferred on Commonwealth authorities  
   32.     Reference in Commonwealth law to provision of another law  

           Division 3 -- Administrative law  

   34.     Object  
   35.     Application of Commonwealth administrative laws in relation to applicable provisions  
   36.     Application of Commonwealth administrative laws in relation to applicable provisions of other jurisdictions  
   37.     Functions and powers conferred on Commonwealth authorities  
   38.     Reference in Commonwealth administrative law to provision of another law  

   PART 9 -- Jurisdiction and procedure of courts  

           Division 1 -- Vesting and cross-vesting of civil jurisdiction  

   40.     Operation of Division  
   41.     Terms used  
   42.     Jurisdiction of State and Territory Supreme Courts  
   42A.    Jurisdiction of State Family Courts  
   42B.    Jurisdiction of lower courts  
   43.     Appeals  
   44.     Transfer of proceedings  
   44A.    Transfer of proceedings by Family Court and State Family Courts  
   44AA.   Transfer of proceedings in lower courts  
   44B.    Further matters for court to consider when deciding whether to transfer proceeding  
   44C.    Transfer may be made at any stage  
   44D.    Transfer of documents  
   45.     Conduct of proceedings  
   46.     Courts to act in aid of each other  
   47.     Exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to cross-vesting provisions  
   48.     Rights of appearance  
   49.     Limitation on appeals  
   50.     Enforcement of judgments etc.  
   51.     Rules of Supreme Court  
   52.     Rules of Federal Court  
   52A.    Rules of Family Court or State Family Court  
   52B.    Rules of Family Court of Western Australia  

           Division 2 -- Vesting and cross-vesting of criminal jurisdiction  

   53.     Operation of Division  
   54.     Interpretation and term used: magistrate  
   55.     Jurisdiction of courts  
   56.     Laws to be applied  

   PART 10 -- Companies Liquidation Account  

   57.     Companies Liquidation Account  

   PART 11 -- The ASIC Law, and the ASIC Regulations, of Western Australia  

           Division 1 -- Application of ASIC Act and ASIC Regulations  

   58.     Application in Western Australia of ASIC Act  
   59.     Application of regulations  
   60.     Terms used  
   61.     Giving information  
   62.     Interpretation law  

           Division 2 -- Citing the ASIC Law and the ASIC Regulations  

   63.     Alternative citations of ASIC Law, and ASIC Regulations, of Western Australia  
   64.     References to ASIC Law, and ASIC Regulations, of another jurisdiction  
   65.     References to ASIC Law and ASIC Regulations  

           Division 3 -- The Commission  

   66.     Conferral of functions and powers on Commission  
   68.     Conferral of other functions and powers for purposes of law in Western Australia  

           Division 4 -- The Panel  

   70.     Conferral of functions and powers on Panel  

           Division 5 -- The Disciplinary Board  

   71.     Conferral of functions and powers on Disciplinary Board  

           Division 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   72.     Acting appointments  
   73.     Alteration of names and constitutions  
   74.     Application of Commonwealth Crimes Act  
   75.     Application of Commonwealth Evidence Act  

   PART 12 -- General  

           Division 1 -- Arrangements  

   76.     Term used: relevant State law  
   77.     Arrangements relating to applicable provisions  
   78.     Notice of arrangement  

           Division 2 -- Penalties and fines  

   79.     Application of penalties and fines  

           Division 3 -- Regulations  

   80.     Regulations  

   PART 13 -- Transitional  

           Division 1 -- Staff  

   81.     Information previously acquired  
   82.     Staff  
   83.     Election to continue in State superannuation scheme  

           Division 2 -- Co-operative scheme laws  

   84.     Co-operative scheme laws  
   85.     National scheme laws prevail over co-operative scheme laws  
   86.     Regulations may exclude residual operation of co-operative scheme laws  
   87.     Effect of sections 85 and 86  
   88.     Regulations may modify co-operative scheme laws  
   89.     Co-operative scheme laws not affected by certain Commonwealth regulations  
   90.     References to co-operative scheme laws and regulations  
   91.      Conferral of functions and powers in relation to co-operative scheme laws  
   92.     Arrangements affecting exercise of investigation powers by State authorities and officers  

           Division 4 -- Australian Stock Exchange Limited  

   94.     Saving of provisions about Australian Stock Exchange Limited  

           Division 5 -- Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board  

   95.     Board to continue in existence for certain purposes  

           Division 6 -- Amending Acts  

   95A.    Savings and transitional provisions for amending Acts  

           Division 7 -- Functions of Commonwealth authorities and officers of the Commonwealth  

   95B.    Terms used  
   95C.    Functions of Commonwealth authorities and officers of the Commonwealth  

   PART 14 -- Provisions affecting Corporations Law  

   96.     Certain transfers by companies not to constitute reduction of share capital  

   PART 16 -- Special provisions for Western Australia  

   99.     Further application of Part 5.1 of Corporations Law  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Savings and transitional provisions  
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[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 8 May 2009]