Corporations Act 2001

CHAPTER 5D - LICENSED TRUSTEE COMPANIES  

PART 5D.1 - PRELIMINARY  

SECTION 601RAB   MEANING OF TRUSTEE COMPANY AND CLIENT  

601RAB(1)    
A trustee company is a company:

(a)    that is a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; and

(b)    that is prescribed by the regulations as a trustee company for the purpose of this Act.

601RAB(2)    
For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b) , companies may (for example) be prescribed:

(a)    by setting out a list of companies in the regulations; or

(b)    by providing a mechanism in the regulations for the determination of a list of companies.

601RAB(2A)    


Before the Governor-General makes a regulation that includes a company in a list set out for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) , the company must satisfy the Minister of the following:

(a)    that it is a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies;

(b)    that its purposes include:


(i) providing services of the kind referred to in paragraph 601RAC(1)(c) ; and

(ii) performing functions of a kind referred to in paragraph 601RAC(2)(b) and at least one other estate management function;

(c)    that it is, and will continue to be, capable of providing the services, and performing the functions, referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection;

(d)    that it is a fit and proper person;

(e)    

that an unacceptable control situation does not exist in relation to it in relation to any person;

(f)    any other matter the Minister specifies by written notice to the company.

Note: Under Division 137 of the Criminal Code it may be an offence for a company to provide false or misleading information or documents to the Minister in purported compliance with this requirement.


601RAB(3)    


A client of a trustee company is a person to whom a financial service (being a traditional trustee company service) is provided by the trustee company.

Note: Regulations made for the purpose of subsection 766A(1B) may prescribe the person or persons to whom a class of traditional trustee company services is taken to be provided.



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