Corporations Act 2001
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 1512 — Application of amendments
(1) The amendments made by items 2, 5 to 11, 14, 17 and 18 of the amending Schedule apply in relation to Australian market licences granted before, on or after the commencement of the amending…
Section 1513 — Regulations may deal with transitional matters
(1) The regulations may make provisions of a transitional, application or saving nature relating to the amendments and repeals made by the amending Schedule. (2) Without limiting subsection (1),…
Section 1516 — Application of amendments
(1) The amendments made by items 4 to 8 of Schedule 1 to the Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Act 2010 apply in relation to requests made after the commencement of that Schedule to inspect, or receive…
Section 1517 — Application of Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part 2D.3
Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part 2D.3 applies in relation to the setting of board limits on or after 1 July 2011.
Section 1518 — Application of sections 206J, 206K, 206L and 206M
(1) Section 206J applies to entry into arrangements on or after 1 July 2011, whether the remuneration was for services rendered before, on or after that day. (2) Section 206K applies to contracts…
Section 1519 — Application of subsection 249L(2)
Subsection 249L(2) as substituted by the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 applies in relation to AGMs held on or after 1 July 2011.
Section 1520 — Application of section 250BB
Section 250BB applies to voting on or after 1 August 2011, whether the proxy was appointed before, on or after that day.
Section 1521 — Application of section 250BC
Section 250BC applies to appointments of proxies made on or after 1 August 2011.
Section 1522 — Application of section 250BD
Section 250BD applies in relation to voting on or after 1 August 2011, whether the matter that is the subject of the resolution relates to a time before, on or after that day.
Section 1523 — Application of subsections 250R(4) to (10)
Subsections 250R(4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) apply in relation to voting on or after 1 August 2011, whether the remuneration report concerned relates to a financial year starting before, on…
Section 1524 — Application of Division 9 of Part 2G.2
Division 9 of Part 2G.2 applies in relation to AGMs held on or after 1 July 2011. Note: This has the effect that the Division can apply in relation to a company only if both of its 2 most recent AGMs…
Section 1525 — Application of amendments of section 300A
(1) The amendments of section 300A made by the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 apply in relation to remuneration reports for…
Section 1526 — Definitions
(1) In this Part: amending Act means the Corporations Amendment (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) Act 2012. custodial arrangement has the same meaning as it has in subsection 1012IA(1),…
Section 1527 — Application of best interests obligations
(1) The following apply in relation to the provision of personal advice to a person as a retail client on or after the application day (whether or not the advice was sought before that day): (a)…
Section 1528 — Application of ban on conflicted remuneration
(1) Subject to subsections (1A) and (2), Division 4 of Part 7.7A, as inserted by item 24 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act, applies to a benefit given to a financial services licensee, or a…
Section 1529 — Application of ban on other remuneration—volume-based shelf-space fees
(1) Subject to subsections (1A) and (2), Subdivision A of Division 5 of Part 7.7A, as inserted by item 24 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act, applies to a benefit given to a financial services…
Section 1530 — Section 1350 does not apply to regulations made for the purposes of subsection 1528(2) or 1529(2)
Section 1350 does not apply in relation to regulations made for the purposes of subsection 1528(2) or 1529(2).
Section 1531 — Application of ban on other remuneration—asset-based fees on borrowed amounts
(1) Subject to subsection (1A), Subdivision B of Division 5 of Part 7.7A, as inserted by item 24 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act, applies to asset-based fees charged on or after the application day…
Section 1531A — Definitions
In this Division: commencement day means the day on which Schedule 1 to the Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice Measures) Act 2016 commences.
Section 1531B — Best interests obligation
The amendments made by items 12, 14A and 16 of Schedule 1 to the Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice Measures) Act 2016 apply in relation to the provision of personal advice to a person as a…
Section 1531C — Renewal notices (opt-in requirement)
(1) The amendment made by item 21 of Schedule 1 to the Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice Measures) Act 2016 applies in relation to an ongoing fee arrangement for those renewal notice days for…
Section 1531D — Disclosure statements
The amendments made by items 20A, 20B and 22 of Schedule 1 to the Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice Measures) Act 2016 apply in relation to an ongoing fee arrangement for those disclosure days…
Section 1531E — Conflicted remuneration
The amendments made by items 23 to 35 of Schedule 1 to the Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice Measures) Act 2016 apply in relation to a benefit if: (a) the benefit is one to which Division 4 of…
Section 1532 — Definition
In this Part: amending Act means the Corporations Amendment (Phoenixing and Other Measures) Act 2012.
Section 1533 — Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act (winding up by ASIC)
(1) Paragraph 489EA(1)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 as amended by the amending Act applies in relation to a return of particulars given to a company before, at or after the commencement of…
Section 1534 — Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act (publication requirements)
(1) The amendment of subsection 412(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 made by Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act applies in relation to a notice published after the commencement of Schedule 1 to…
Section 1535 — Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act (miscellaneous amendments)
Section 600AA of the Corporations Act 2001 as amended by the amending Act applies in relation to an appointment, if the appointment occurs after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the amending Act.
Section 1536 — Definitions
In this Part: amending Act means the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Act 2012. commencement means the commencement of Schedule 1 to the amending Act.
Section 1537 — Application of amendments relating to annual transparency reports
The amendments made by Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act apply in relation to annual transparency reports for: (a) the first transparency reporting year that ends after commencement (even if…
Section 1538 — Courts etc. may have regard to Financial Reporting Panel report
Despite the repeal of section 323EM by the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Reporting Panel) Act 2012, that section continues to apply, in relation to a report of the Financial Reporting…
Section 1538A — Application of amendments relating to contributions to a fund or scheme
The amendments made by items 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Act 2013 apply to contributions paid or payable on…
Section 1538B — Application of amendments relating to Statements of Advice
The amendments made by items 7 and 8 of Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Act 2013 apply in relation to personal advice given on…
Section 1539 — Application of section 1017BA (Obligation to make product dashboard publicly available)
Section 1017BA applies: (a) to the extent that it relates to MySuper products—on and after 1 July 2013; and (b) to the extent that it relates to choice products—on and after 1 July 2014.
Section 1540 — Application of subsection 1017BB(1) (Obligation to make information relating to investment of assets of superannuation entities publicly available)
Subsection 1017BB(1) applies in relation to the reporting day that is 31 December 2019 and to later reporting days.
Section 1541A — Application of amendments relating to portfolio holdings disclosure
The amendments of section 1017BB made by Schedule 6 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Act 2019 apply in relation to the…
Section 1542 — Definition
In this Part: designated carbon unit day has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Act 2014.
Section 1543 — Transitional—carbon units issued before the designated carbon unit day
Despite the amendments of this Act made by Schedule 1 to the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Act 2014, this Act continues to apply, in relation to carbon units issued before the…
Section 1544 — Transitional—variation of conditions on Australian financial services licences
Scope (1) This section applies if, as at the end of the designated carbon unit day, an Australian financial services licence is subject to a condition that authorises the financial services licensee…
Section 1545 — Transitional—immediate cancellation of Australian financial services licences
Section 915B applies, on and after the designated carbon unit day, as if the following subsection was added at the end of the section: Licence relating to carbon units (5) ASIC may cancel an…
Section 1546 — Transitional—statements of reasons for cancellation of Australian financial services licences
Section 915G does not apply to a cancellation under subsection 915B(5) (as inserted by section 1545).
Section 1546A — Definitions
In this Part: amending Act means the Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Act 2017. commencement means the start of the day Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act…
Section 1546ZA — Offence for failing to lodge transitional notices
Section 922M applies as if a reference in that section to a notice provision included a reference to a notice given under this Division. Note: Section 922M provides that a person commits an offence…
Section 1546C — Application of limitation on authorisation to provide personal advice and offence
Limitation on authorisation to provide personal advice (1) Section 921C, as inserted by the amending Act, applies in relation to: (a) any Australian financial services licence granted on or after 1…
Section 1546D — Application of requirements relating to provisional relevant providers
Section 921F, as inserted by the amending Act, applies in relation to any authorisation given on or after 1 January 2019 to a person who is not an existing provider. Note: Section 921F sets out the…
Section 1546E — Application of continuing professional development standard for relevant providers
(1) Sections 921D and 922HA, as inserted by the amending Act, apply on and after 1 January 2019. Note: Section 921D provides that certain relevant providers must meet the continuing professional…
Section 1546F — Application of Code of Ethics to relevant providers
Sections 921E and 922HD, as inserted by the amending Act, apply on and after 1 January 2020. Note: Section 921E requires a relevant provider to comply with the Code of Ethics. Section 922HD requires…
Section 1546G — Application of obligations in relation to compliance schemes
(1) Section 921H, as inserted by the amending Act, applies on and after 15 November 2019: (a) in relation to a person who becomes a financial services licensee on or after that day; and (b) for a…
Section 1546H — Application of obligation for standards body to publish annual report
(1) Section 921ZC, as inserted by the amending Act, applies on and after 1 July 2017. (2) If the declaration of a body corporate to be the standards body under section 921X takes effect at a time…
Section 1546J — Application of obligation to notify ASIC about a person who becomes a relevant provider
Sections 922D, 922E and 922F, as inserted by the amending Act, apply (subject to subsection 1546G(5) and sections 1546K to 1546N) in relation to a person who becomes a relevant provider if: (a) the…
Section 1546K — Application of requirements relating to information about relevant provider’s principal place of business
Paragraphs 922E(1)(b) and 922F(1)(b), as inserted by the amending Act, apply on and after 15 November 2019 in relation to notices lodged under section 922D on or after that day. Note: Paragraphs…