Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Act 2026 (38 of 2026)

Schedule 1   Digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms

Part 7   Amendment of the ASIC Act

Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

96   At the end of section 14

Add:

(5) Paragraph (2)(j) applies in relation to a facility that:

(a) is a digital asset platform or tokenised custody platform; and

(b) is a financial product only because of paragraph 764A(1)(la) or (lb) of the Corporations Act;

only to the extent that the conduct referred to in paragraph (2)(j) is engaged in:

(c) by, or on behalf of, a constitutionally-covered corporation; or

(d) using a postal, telegraphic, telephonic or other like service (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution).