National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

CHAPTER 5 - ADMINISTRATION  

PART 5-2 - DOCUMENTS LODGED WITH, OR INFORMATION GIVEN OR PROVIDED TO, ASIC OR REQUIRED BY THIS ACT  

Division 2 - Lodging with, or giving or providing to, ASIC  

SECTION 217A   MANNER AND FORMAT REQUIREMENTS FOR LODGING WITH, OR GIVING OR PROVIDING TO, ASIC  

217A(1)    
This section applies if a provision of this Act requires or permits a person to:

(a)    lodge with ASIC a document or information; or

(b)    give or otherwise provide to ASIC a document or information.

217A(2)    
In order for a document or information to be so lodged, given or provided, the person must meet any manner and format requirements for doing so.

217A(3)    
Such manner and format requirements may be:

(a)    for a document to be lodged in accordance with subsection 217(1) - approved as mentioned in that subsection; or

(b)    in every case - approved under subsection (4) of this section for documents or information of that kind.

217A(4)    
ASIC may in writing:

(a)    approve a manner for lodging with, or giving or providing to, ASIC a document or information of a specified kind; or

(b)    approve a format for lodging with, or giving or providing to, ASIC a document or information of a specified kind.

ASIC must publish each approval on its website.

Note 1:

A manner or format could be electronic.

Note 2:

ASIC may approve different manners or formats for different kinds of documents or information (see subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 ).

Note 3:

Specifying a kind of document or information could include referring to the provision of this Act that requires it to be lodged with or given to ASIC.