Corporations Act 2001
[ CCH Note: Pt 2D.5 will be amended by No 8 of 2022, s 3, Sch 2[72], by inserting the note, (effective 1 July 2022). The note will read:
Note: This Part does not apply to a CCIV: see section 1224E .]
[ CCH Note: S 205E heading will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[541], by substituting " THE REGISTRAR ' S " for " ASIC ' S " , (effective 22 June 2022 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]
ASIC may ask a person, in writing, to inform ASIC:
(a) whether the person is a director or secretary of a particular company; and
(b) if the person is no longer a director or secretary of the company - the date on which the person stopped being a director or secretary.
[ CCH Note: S 205E(1) will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[542] and [ 543], by substituting " The Registrar " for " ASIC " (first occurring) and " the Registrar " for " ASIC " (second occurring) (effective 22 June 2022 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]
The person must give the information to ASIC in writing by the date specified in the request.
[ CCH Note: S 205E(2) will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[544], by substituting " the Registrar " for " ASIC " , (effective 22 June 2022 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]
An offence based on subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
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