Corporations and Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (59 of 2013)

Schedule 1  

Part 4   Reporting on ASIC's information gathering powers

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

26   After subsection 136(2)

Insert:

(2A) The regulations may require a report under subsection (1) to include prescribed information relating to the exercise, by ASIC, members of ASIC, or staff members, of prescribed information gathering powers. For this purpose, information gathering powers includes (but is not limited to) powers to require:

(a) the provision of information (however described, including by answering questions or giving evidence); or

(b) the production of documents; or

(c) the provision of assistance.

Note: The information gathering powers that are prescribed may be powers conferred by this Act, or by other laws.