Section 351 — Corporations Act 2001: Signing documents lodged with ASIC

(1) A document lodged with ASIC in writing by, or on behalf of, a body or a registered scheme must be signed by a director or secretary of the body or of the responsible entity of the registered scheme. If the body is a foreign company, it may be signed by: (a) its local agent; or (b) if the local agent is a company—a director or secretary of the company. (1A) A document lodged with ASIC in writing by, or on behalf of, a notified foreign passport fund or its operator, must be signed by: (a) a director or secretary of the operator of the fund; or (b) the local agent for the operator of the fund; or (c) if the local agent is a company—a director or secretary of that company. Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to documents lodged with ASIC in writing by, or on behalf of, a notified foreign passport fund or its operator. (2) An individual who lodges a document with ASIC in writing must sign it. (3) The person’s name must be printed next to the signature.