Corporations Act 2001
CCH note - modifying legislative instruments: The application of Ch 6D is affected by the following legislative instruments that commenced or were amended on or after 1 January 2022: the ASIC Corporations (Employee Incentive Schemes - Ongoing Relief) Instrument 2025/169; and the ASIC Corporations (Offers of CHESS Depository Interests) Instrument 2025/180.
For legislative instruments or class orders before 1 January 2022 that affect the application of Ch 6D, 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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Hide history note(a) exempt a person or class of persons from all or specified provisions of this Chapter; or
(b) exempt a security or class of securities from all or specified provisions of this Chapter; or
(c) provide that this Chapter applies as if specified provisions were omitted, modified or varied as specified in the regulations. 742(2) [ Modifications]
Without limiting subsection (1), regulations made for the purposes of this section may:
(a) declare that provisions of this Chapter are modified so that they apply (with or without further modifications) in relation to persons, securities, financial products or situations to which they would not otherwise apply; or
(b) declare that provisions of this Chapter are modified so that they apply (whether with or without further modifications) in a way that changes the person by whom or to whom a document or information is required to be given by a provision of this Chapter. 742(3) [ ``provisions of this Chapter'']
For the purpose of this section, the provisions of this Chapter include:
(a) definitions in this Act, or in the regulations, as they apply to references in this Chapter; and
(b) any provisions of Part 10.2 (transitional provisions) that relate to provisions of this Chapter.
[ CCH Note: The next section is s 760A.]
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