ASIC Class Order [CO 02/288]

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Corporations Act 2001 - Subsection 741(1) – Variation

Under subsection 741(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 and with effect from the Commencement of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Reform Act 2001, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission hereby varies Class Order [00/222] by:

1.            omitting from the heading the word "Law" and substituting the words "Act 2001";
2.            omitting from the introductory paragraph the words "Corporations Law (the  Law)" and substituting the words "Corporations Act 2001 (the "Act")";
3.            omitting from paragraph 1 under the heading "First exemption" the word "Law"  and substituting the word "Act ";
4.            omitting from paragraph 3 under the heading "First exemption" the word "Law"  and substituting the word "Act ";
5.            omitting from paragraph 1 under the heading "Second exemption" the word  "Law" and substituting the word "Act ";
6.            omitting from paragraph 1 under the heading "Third exemption" the word "Law"  and substituting the word "Act ";
7.            omitting from paragraph 2 under the heading "'Third exemption" the word "Law"  and substituting the word "Act ";
8.            omitting from paragraph 1 under the heading "Fourth exemption" the word "Law"  and substituting the word "Act ";
9.            omitting from paragraph 3 under the heading "Fourth exemption" the word "Law"  and substituting the word "Act ";
10.        omitting paragraph 4 under the heading "Interpretation" and substituting the  following text:

"4. "listed securities" means securities listed for quotation on a prescribed financial market."

Dated this 6th day of March 2002

Signed by Brendan Byrne

as a delegate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission