Corporations Act 2001

CHAPTER 2M - FINANCIAL REPORTS AND AUDIT  

PART 2M.3 - FINANCIAL REPORTING  

Division 1 - Annual financial reports and directors' reports  

SECTION 294   SMALL PROPRIETARY COMPANY - ASIC DIRECTION  

294(1)   [ ASIC direction]  

ASIC may give a small proprietary company a direction to comply with requirements of this Division and Divisions 3, 4, 5 and 6 for a financial year.

294(1A)   [ Strict liability offence]  

An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

294(2)   [ General or specific requirements]  

The direction may be general or may specify the particular requirements that the company is to comply with.

294(3)   [ Date]  

The direction must specify the date by which the documents have to be prepared, sent or lodged. The date must be a reasonable one in view of the nature of the direction.

294(4)   [ Requirements for direction]  

The direction must:

(a) be made in writing; and

(b) specify the financial year concerned; and

(c) be made no later than 6 years after the end of that financial year.