Corporations Act 2001
CCH note - modifying legislative instruments: The application of Ch 6D is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced or were amended on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Employee Incentive Schemes - Ongoing Relief) Instrument 2025/169; and the ASIC Corporations (Offers of CHESS Depository Interests) Instrument 2025/180.
For legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022 that affect the application of Ch 6D, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
CCH note - modifying legislative instruments: The application of Pt 6D.3 is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced or were amended on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services) Instrument 2023/669 (as amended by ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2024/554); and the ASIC Corporations (Employee Incentive Schemes - Ongoing Relief) Instrument 2025/169.
For legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022 that affect the application of Pt 6D.3, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
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Hide history noteCCH Note: Division 1 is modified by the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services Provided Through a Registered Managed Investment Scheme) Instrument 2023/668; and the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services) Instrument 2023/669.
CCH Note: Section 730 is modified by the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services Provided Through a Registered Managed Investment Scheme) Instrument 2023/668; and the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services) Instrument 2023/669.
A person referred to in the table in section 729 must notify the person making the offer in writing as soon as practicable if they become aware during the application period that:
(a) a material statement in the disclosure document is misleading or deceptive; or
(b) there is a material omission from the disclosure document of material required by section 710 , 711 , 712 , 713 , 713C , 713D , 713E , 714 or 715 ; or
(c) a material new circumstance that:
(i) has arisen since the disclosure document was lodged; and
(ii) would have been required by section 710 , 711 , 712 , 713 , 713C , 713D , 713E , 714 or 715 to be included in the disclosure document if it had arisen before the disclosure document was lodged.
[ CCH Note: S 730(1) will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[1122], by inserting " with the Registrar " after " lodged " in para (c)(i) (effective 1 July 2026 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]
730(1A)
For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, disregard subsection 729(1A) .
730(2)
An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
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