Corporations Act 2001
Note: This Chapter applies to a CCIV in a modified form: see Division 4 of Part 8B.7 .
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Hide history noteCCH note - modifying legislative instruments: The application of Pt 7.6 is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced or were amended on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Custody Standards for Providers of Custodial and Depository Services) Instrument 2024/17 (other than Divs 4 and 8); the ASIC Corporations (Investor Directed Portfolio Services) Instrument 2023/669 (as amended by ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2024/554) (other than Divs 4 and 8); the ASIC Corporations (Record-Keeping Requirements for Australian Financial Services Licensees when Giving Personal Advice) Instrument 2024/508 (other than Divs 4 and 8); the ASIC Corporations and Credit (Breach Reporting - Reportable Situations) Instrument 2024/620 (other than Divs 4 and 8); and the ASIC Corporations (31-day Notice Term Deposits) Instrument 2025/172 (other than Divs 4 and 8).
The application of Pt 7.6 is also affected by the Class Order 14/1262: Relief for 31 Day Notice Term Deposits (other than Divs 4 and 8); and the ASIC Corporations, Credit and Superannuation (Internal Dispute Resolution) Instrument 2020/98 (other than Divs 4 and 8).
For other legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022 that affect the application of Pt 7.6, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
CCH Note - modifying legislative instruments: The application of Division 11 is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Incidental Retail Cover) Instrument 2022/716; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Issuers of Retail OTC Derivatives) Instrument 2022/705; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Responsible Entities, IDPS Operators and Corporate Directors of Retail CCIVs) Instrument 2023/647; and the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Custodial or Depository Service Providers) Instrument 2023/648.
For legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022 that affect the application of Division 11, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
CCH Note - modifying legislative instruments: The application of Subdivision B is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Incidental Retail Cover) Instrument 2022/716; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Issuers of Retail OTC Derivatives) Instrument 2022/705; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Responsible Entities, IDPS Operators and Corporate Directors of Retail CCIVs) Instrument 2023/647; and the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Custodial or Depository Service Providers) Instrument 2023/648.
For legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022 that affect the application of Subdivision B, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
CCH note: This provision is modified by legislative instruments. See the CCH note at the end of the provision for details.
Subject to this section, the client may, whether before or after completion of the agreement, give to the non-licensee a written notice stating that the client wishes to rescind the agreement.
925A(2)
The client may only give a notice under this section within a reasonable period after becoming aware of the facts entitling the client to give the notice.
925A(3)
The client is not entitled to give a notice under this section if the client engages in conduct by engaging in which the client would, if the entitlement so to give a notice were a right to rescind the agreement for misrepresentation by the non-licensee, be taken to have affirmed the agreement.
925A(4)
The client is not entitled to give a notice under this section if, within a reasonable period before the agreement was entered into, the non-licensee informed the client (whether or not in writing) that the non-licensee did not hold an Australian financial services licence.
925A(5)
If, at a time when an Australian financial services licence held by the non-licensee was suspended, the non-licensee informed the client that the licence was suspended, the non-licensee is to be taken for the purposes of subsection (4) to have informed the client at that time that the non-licensee did not hold the licence.
925A(6)
None of subsections (2), (3) and (4) limits the generality of either of the others.
925A(7)
Subject to this section, the client may give a notice under this section whether or not: (a) the notice will result under section 925B in rescission of the agreement; or (b) the Court will, if the notice so results, be empowered to make a particular order, or any order at all, under section 925D .
CCH Note - modifying legislative instruments: Section 925A is modified by the following legislative instruments that commenced or were amended on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Incidental Retail Cover) Instrument 2022/716; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Issuers of Retail OTC Derivatives) Instrument 2022/705; the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Responsible Entities, IDPS Operators and Corporate Directors of Retail CCIVs) Instrument 2023/647; and the ASIC Corporations (Financial Requirements for Custodial or Depository Service Providers) Instrument 2023/648.
For modifying legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022, please consult the legislative instruments or class orders directly. These are reproduced in the regulatory-resources section of the company-law practice area in CCH iKnowConnect.
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