Australian Securities and Investments Commission Class Order [CO 00/0656] (Cth)

ASIC Class Order [CO 00/656]

Announcements to securities exchanges about offers by subsidiaries of the listed body

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 02/140].

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 each person in the class of persons mentioned in Schedule A in the case mentioned in Schedule B from subsection 734(2) of the Act.

SCHEDULE A

Listed bodies and their officers.

SCHEDULE B

The publication of a statement that:

(a)   relates to an offer or intended offer of securities of a subsidiary or proposed subsidiary of the listed body;

(b)   consists of a notice or report by the listed body, or one of its officers, about its affairs to the relevant market operator; and

(c)   contains material which is required by law or by the operating rules of the relevant financial market to be contained in the statement and nothing more.

Notes to ASIC Class Order [CO 00/656]

Note 1

ASIC Class Order [CO 00/656] (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 00/656]	3/4/2000	3/4/2000	-
[CO 02/140]	5/2/2002	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 = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted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 02/140]
Class order	am. [CO 02/140]