Corporations Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 3) (41 of 2002)

Schedule 1   Amendments commencing at 12.02 am (in the Australian Capital Territory) on 11 March 2002

[37]   Regulation 7.7.02

insert

(2) For subsection 941C (4A) of the Act, an event or broadcast is a public forum if:

(a) any person is permitted to attend the event or view or hear the broadcast; and

(b) for an event that can be attended, the event is attended by:

(i) more than 10 retail clients; or

(ii) retail clients the number of which could not reasonably be ascertained before the event commenced.

Examples

1 Television broadcasts.

2 Radio broadcasts.

3 Internet webcasts.

4 Public lectures or seminars.

5 Flyers and other promotional material displayed in a public place.

Note If general advice is given in a public forum, the requirements of subsection 941C (5) of the Act must be complied with. Additionally, if general advice is provided to one or more retail clients, the providing entity must comply with section 949A of the Act.