CCH Note:
Part 13 of the
Corporations Act 1989, inserted
by sec 6 of No 110 of 1990, Sch 1 (effective 1 January 1991), begins as
follows:
PART 13 - THE CORPORATIONS LAW
THE CORPORATIONS LAW
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The Corporations Law is as follows:...
CHAPTER 7 - SECURITIES
PART 7.11 - CONDUCT IN RELATION TO SECURITIES
CCH Note:
Div 1 of Part 7.11 (sec 994) repealed by No 156 of 1999, Sch 3, Pt 1 (effective 13 March 2000).
Division 4 - Civil liability
Subdivision A - General
SECTION 1005
CIVIL LIABILITY FOR CONTRAVENTION OF THIS PART
History
Heading amended by No 156 of 1999, Sch 3, Pt 1 (effective 13 March 2000).
1005(1)
(Civil liability for contravention)
Subject to the following sections of this Division, a person who suffers loss or damage by conduct of another person that was engaged in contravention of a provision of this Part may recover the amount of the loss or damage by action against that other person or against any person involved in the contravention, whether or not that other person or any person involved in the contravention has been convicted of an offence in respect of the contravention.
History
S 1005(1) amended by No 156 of 1999, Sch 3, Pt 1 (effective 13 March 2000).
1005(2)
(Time limit on action)
An action under subsection
(1) or under subsection
1013(5) may be begun at any time within 6 years after the day on which the cause of action arose.
History
S 1005(2) amended by No 110 of 1991, Sch 4 (effective 1 August 1991).
1005(3)
(Liability under other laws)
This Division does not affect any liability that a person has under any other law.
1005(4)
(Defence)
In a proceeding under this Part in relation to a contravention of this Part committed by the publication of an advertisement, it is a defence if it is proved that the defendant is a person whose business it is to publish or arrange for the publication of advertisements and that the person received the advertisement for publication in the ordinary course of business and did not know and had no reason to suspect that its publication would amount to a contravention of a provision of this Part.
History
S 1005(4) amended by No 156 of 1999, Sch 3, Pt 1 (effective 13 March 2000).
CCH Note:
Subdiv B Div 4 of Part 7.11 (sec 1006-1012) repealed by No 156 of 1999, Sch 3, Pt 1 (effective 13 March 2000).