THE CORPORATIONS LAW

CHAPTER 7 - SECURITIES

PART 7.7 - REGISTERS OF INTERESTS IN SECURITIES

SECTION 879   INTERPRETATION  

879(1)  (Definitions)  

In this Part:

``financial journalist'' means a person who is not a licensee and, in the course of the person's business or employment contributes advice, or prepares analyses or reports, about securities for publication:

(a)  in a newspaper or periodical;

(b)  in the course of, or by means of, transmissions made by means of an information service; or

(c)  in sound recordings, video recordings or data recordings;

``Register'' , in relation to a person to whom this Part applies, means the Register required to be kept by the person under subsection 881(1);

``securities'' means securities of:

(a)  a public company; or

(b)  a body corporate or other person included in the official list of a securities exchange.

879(2)  [When Part does not apply]  

If:

(a)  there is in force a written certificate issued by or on behalf of a securities exchange certifying that a member of that securities exchange is recognised by that securities exchange as specialising in transactions relating to odd lots of securities; and

(b)  the member concerned enters into a transaction in relation to an odd lot of securities;

this Part does not apply in relation to any relevant interests in securities acquired by the member as a result of that transaction or in relation to any change effected by that transaction in the member's relevant interests in any securities.