Section 1071C — Corporations Act 2001: Occupation need not appear in transfer document, register etc.
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(1) A document transferring securities need not state the occupation of the transferor or transferee and, if it is signed by a person, the signature need not be witnessed. (2) Subsection (1) applies despite anything in: (a) the constitution of: (i) a company; or (ii) a body referred to in paragraph 1073C(a) or (b); or (b) the terms and conditions on which securities are created or issued. (3) The omission from a register, certificate, document transferring securities or other document relating to a security, of a statement of the occupation of a person who is, or is entitled to be, registered as the holder of the security does not breach any law, constitution, trust deed or other document relating to the securities.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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