Australian Securities and Investments Commission Class Order [CO 00/0175] (Cth)

ASIC Class Order [CO 00/175]

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This instrument has effect under subsection 741(1) of the Corporations Act 2001.

This compilation was prepared on 4 October 2005 taking into account amendments up to [CO 02/300].

Prepared by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Corporations Act 2001 — Subsection 741(1) — Exemption

Pursuant to subsection 741(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (the “Act”) the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) hereby exempts the class of persons specified in Schedule A (each an “offeror”) in the case specified in Schedule B from all of the provisions of Parts 6D.2 and 6D.3 of the Act.

SCHEDULE A

A corporation.

SCHEDULE B

Any act by the offeror (whether or not involving an offer of securities for issue or sale and whether or not involving advertising or the publication of a statement) which directly or indirectly refers, or calls the attention of, any or all of:

(a) during the transition period within the meaning of section 1431 of the Act, a regulated principal described in item 1 or item 2 of the table contained in section 1430 of the Act and any of their representatives to whom subsection 1436(2) of the Act applies;

(b) during the transition period within the meaning of section 1431 of the Act, an exempt dealer or exempt investment adviser within the meaning of the Act as in force immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Reform Act 2001;

(c)   a person who holds an Australian financial services licence and any of their representatives.

and no other person, to an intended offer of securities for issue or sale to be made by a disclosure document to be lodged with ASIC which will state that the securities the subject of the disclosure document have been or are to be quoted on a financial market operated by Australian Stock Exchange Limited.

Notes to ASIC Class Order [CO 00/175]

Note 1

ASIC Class Order [CO 00/175] (in force under subsection 741(1) of the Corporations Act 2001) as shown in this compilation comprises that Class Order amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Instrument number	Date of making or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
[CO 00/175]	13/2/2000	13/2/2000	-
[CO 02/300]	11/3/2002	11/3/2002	-

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected	How affected
Schedule B	am. [CO 02/300]
Class order	am. [CO 02/300]