Corporations Act 2001

CHAPTER 6 - TAKEOVERS  

Note: This Chapter only applies to acquisitions of interests in a CCIV if the CCIV is a listed company: see Division 1 of Part 8B.7 .

PART 6.10 - REVIEW AND INTERVENTION  

Division 2 - The Takeovers Panel  

Subdivision C - General provisions  

SECTION 658C   TAKEOVERS PANEL ' S POWER TO MAKE RULES  

658C(1)    
The President of the Takeovers Panel may, after consultation with members of the Takeovers Panel, make rules, not inconsistent with this Act or the Regulations, to clarify or supplement the operation of the provisions of this Chapter.

658C(2)    
In making rules under this section, the President of the Takeovers Panel must consider the purposes of this Chapter set out in section 602.

658C(3)    
A rule under this section must be in writing and the President of the Takeovers Panel must:

(a)    publish notice of it in the Gazette ; and

(b)    give the Minister, and ASIC, a copy of the rule as soon as practicable after it is published in the Gazette .

658C(4)    
Within 28 days after receiving the copy, the Minister may disallow the whole or a specified part of the rule.

658C(5)    
If a person contravenes a rule made under this section, the Court may give directions for compliance with the rule to:

(a)    that person; or

(b)    if that person is a body corporate (other than a notified foreign passport fund) - the directors of the body corporate; or

(c)    if that person is a notified foreign passport fund - the directors of the operator of the fund.

The Court must give the person against whom the order is sought, and any person aggrieved by the contravention, an opportunity to be heard before giving directions under this subsection.


658C(6)    
The Court may give a direction under subsection (5) only on application by:

(a)    ASIC; or

(b)    the President of the Takeovers Panel; or

(c)    a person aggrieved by the contravention.


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