Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
CHAPTER 3
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BASIC FEATURES OF AN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CORPORATION
PART 3-7
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REGISTERED OFFICE OR DOCUMENT ACCESS ADDRESS
Division 115
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Document access address
SECTION 115-10
REGISTRAR MAY CHANGE DOCUMENT ACCESS ADDRESS TO A DIRECTOR
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115-10(1)
If the corporation does not occupy the premises at the address of its document access address, the corporation must be able to show the Registrar the occupier ' s written consent to the corporation ' s use of those premises as its document access address.
115-10(2)
The corporation commits an offence if it fails to comply with a request by the Registrar to show the Registrar that consent.
115-10(3)
An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
115-10(4)
If the Registrar becomes aware that the occupier of those premises: (a) has not consented to the use of the premises as the address of the corporation ' s document access address; or (b) has withdrawn the consent;
115-10(5)
A notice under paragraph (4)(c) is not a legislative instrument.
If the corporation does not occupy the premises at the address of its document access address, the corporation must be able to show the Registrar the occupier ' s written consent to the corporation ' s use of those premises as its document access address.
Note:
The Registrar can require the corporation to produce the consent (see section 115-20 ).
115-10(2)
The corporation commits an offence if it fails to comply with a request by the Registrar to show the Registrar that consent.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
115-10(3)
An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note:
For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
115-10(4)
If the Registrar becomes aware that the occupier of those premises: (a) has not consented to the use of the premises as the address of the corporation ' s document access address; or (b) has withdrawn the consent;
the Registrar may:
(c) give written notice to a director of the corporation who resides in Australia that the Registrar intends to change the address of the corporation ' s document access address to the director ' s address; and (d) if the Registrar is not notified of the address of the corporation ' s proposed new document access address under section 115-5 within 14 days after the notice under that section is sent - change the address of the corporation ' s document access address to the address of that director.115-10(5)
A notice under paragraph (4)(c) is not a legislative instrument.