Australian Securities and Investments Commission Class Order [CO 00/0180] (Cth)

ASIC Class Order [CO 00/180]

Foreign securities: publishing of reports and notices

This instrument has effect under s741(1) of the Corporations Act 2001.

This compilation was prepared on 14 January 2008 taking into account amendments up to [CO 07/300]. See the table at the end of this class order.

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 hereby exempts the class of persons specified in Schedule A in the case specified in Schedule B from subsection 734(2) of the Act.

SCHEDULE A

A person who publishes a notice or report in relation to the securities of a foreign corporation or proposed foreign corporation which but for this exemption would be prohibited by subsection 734(2) of the Act.

SCHEDULE B

A notice or report that:

(a)   relates to an offer of securities of a body the securities of which are quoted on an approved foreign market and consists of a notice or report by the body, or one of its officers, about its affairs to that approved foreign market; or

(b)   consists solely of a notice or report of a general  meeting of a body the securities of which are quoted on an approved foreign market.

Interpretation

In this instrument:

approved foreign market means each of the following financial markets:

(a)   American Stock Exchange;

(b)   Borsa Italiana;

(c)   Bursa Malaysia Main Board and Bursa Malaysia Second Board;

(d)   Euronext Amsterdam;

(e)   Euronext Paris;

(f)   Frankfurt Stock Exchange;

(g)   Hong Kong Stock Exchange;

(h)   JSE;

(i)    London Stock Exchange;

(j)    NASDAQ Stock Market;

(k)   New York Stock Exchange;

(l)    New Zealand Exchange;

(m)  Singapore Exchange;

(n)   SWX Swiss Exchange;

(o)   Tokyo Stock Exchange;

(p)   Toronto Stock Exchange.

Notes to ASIC Class Order [CO 00/180]

Note 1

ASIC Class Order [CO 00/180] (in force under s741(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 00/180]	13/2/2000 (see F2006B01280)	13/2/2000
[CO 02/250]	2/3/2002 (see F2006B01285)	11/3/2002	-
[CO 05/770]	7/10/2005 (see F2005L03044)	7/10/2005	-
[CO 07/300]	2/7/2007 (see F2007L02064)	2/7/2007	-

Table of Amendments

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 = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected	How affected
Class Order.................	am. [CO 02/250]
Schedule A..................	am. [CO 02/250]
Schedule B..................	am. [CO 02/250]
Interpretation...............	am. [CO 02/250]; [CO 05/770] and [CO 07/300]