Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (154 of 2020)

Schedule 2   Amendments of Treasury Acts

Part 1   Acts administered by ASIC

Division 1   Acts administered by ASIC: amendments

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

5   Subsection 5(1) (definition of Australia)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia and, when used in a geographical sense, includes each Territory.

Note 1: The Australian Capital Territory, the Jervis Bay Territory, the Northern Territory, Norfolk Island and the Territories of Christmas Island and of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are covered by the definition of Territory in this subsection.

Note 2: The meaning of Australia is affected by subsection 4(3) (when used in a provision applying in an external Territory).