Corporations Act 2001
[ CCH Note: Ch 7 will be amended by No 8 of 2022, s 3, Sch 2[165], by inserting the note, (effective 1 July 2022). The note will read:
Note: This Chapter applies to a CCIV in a modified form: see Division 4 of Part 8B.7 .]
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Hide history note[ CCH Note: Div 9 heading will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[1149], by substituting " Records " for " Registers " , (effective 22 June 2022 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]
[ CCH Note 1: Subdiv B heading will be amended by No 115 of 2021, s 3, Sch 2[2], by inserting " etc. " at the end, (effective 28 October 2025 or a day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 4 years beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period).]
[ CCH Note 2: Subdiv B heading will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[1151], by substituting " relevant providers " for " the Register of Relevant Providers " , (effective 22 June 2022 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]
[ CCH Note: S 922M heading will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[1159], by inserting " OR THE REGISTRAR " at the end of the heading, (effective 22 June 2022 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]
A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person is required to cause a notice to be lodged under a notice provision; and
(b) the person fails to cause the notice to be lodged in accordance with that provision.
Note: A notice must be lodged in accordance with section 922L in order to be lodged in accordance with a notice provision (see subsection (1) of the notice provision).
922M(2)However, subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the person fails to cause the notice to be lodged in accordance with section 922D ; and
(b) the only reason the person fails to cause the notice to be lodged in accordance with that section is because the information referred to in paragraph 922F(1)(h) , (l) or (m) is not included in the notice; and
(c) subsection 922F(3) provides that the notice does not need to include that information.
Note: In criminal proceedings, a defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
[ CCH Note: S 922M(2) will be repealed by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[1160] (effective 22 June 2022 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]
A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1). 922M(4)
Subsection 4K(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 does not apply to subsection (1) of this section.
Note: A person may commit an offence or contravene a civil penalty provision if the person gives false or misleading information (see section 1308 of this Act and section 137.1 of the Criminal Code ).
A person contravenes this subsection if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Note: This subsection is a civil penalty provision (see section 1317E ).
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