ASIC Corporations (Substantial Holding Notice Forms Approval) Instrument 2026/595
I, Amanda Zeller, delegate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, make the following notifiable instrument.
Date 27 July 2026
Amanda Zeller
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary 3
1 Name of notifiable instrument....................................3
2 Commencement...............................................3
3 Authority....................................................3
4 Definitions...................................................3
Part 2—Approval 4
5 Approval of Substantial Holding Notice............................4
6 Approval of Transitional Forms...................................4
Part 3—Transitional 6
7 Transitional...................................................6
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of notifiable instrument
This is the ASIC Corporations (Substantial Holding Notice Forms Approval) Instrument 2026/595.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on the later of:
(a) the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation; and
(b) commencement of Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Act 2025.
Note: The register may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under subsection 671BE(2) of the Corporations Act 2001.
4 Definitions
In this instrument:
Act means the Corporations Act 2001.
Substantial Holder Notice means the electronic form of that name prepared by ASIC on or before the date of this instrument, and includes the instructions included with the form.
Transitional Form 603 means the form of that name prepared by ASIC on or before the date of this instrument, and includes the instructions included with the form.
Transitional Form 604 means the form of that name prepared by ASIC on or before the date of this instrument, and includes the instructions included with the form.
Transitional Form 605 means the form of that name prepared by ASIC on or before the date of this instrument, and includes the instructions included with the form.
Note: The Substantial Holding Notice, the Transitional Form 603, the Transitional Form 604 and the Transitional Form 605 will be available on the website of ASIC on or about the date this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
Part 2—Approval
5 Approval of Substantial Holding Notice
For the purposes of subsection 671BE(1) of the Act, I approve giving information under subsection 671B(3) of the Act in a form that:
(a) is generated by a person completing the Substantial Holding Notice in accordance with the instructions included with the Substantial Holding Notice; and
(b) where any information is contained in one or more annexures contemplated by those instructions—includes those annexures as completed in accordance with the instructions.
6 Approval of Transitional Forms
For the purposes of subsection 671BE(1) of the Act, I approve giving information under subsection 671B(3) of the Act in a form that:
(a) where the information relates to any of the following situations—is generated by a person completing the Transitional Form 603 in accordance with the instructions included with the Transitional Form 603:
(i) a person beginning to have a substantial holding in a Chapter 6C body;
(ii) a person having a substantial holding in a Chapter 6C body when the Chapter 6C body begins to be a Chapter 6C body;
(iii) both the following apply:
(A) a person is the bidder for a takeover bid for securities in a Chapter 6C body and the bid period for the bid starts;
(B) the person did not already have a substantial holding in the Chapter 6C body; and
(b) where the information relates to any of the following situations—is generated by a person completing the Transitional Form 604 in accordance with the instructions included with the Transitional Form 604:
(i) a person has a substantial holding in a Chapter 6C body and there is a disclosable movement in the person’s holding;
(ii) both the following apply:
(A) a person is the bidder for a takeover bid for securities in a Chapter 6C body and the bid period for the bid starts;
(B) the person already had a substantial holding in the Chapter 6C body; and
(c) where the information relates to the situation of a person ceasing to have a substantial holding in a Chapter 6C body—is generated by a person completing the Transitional Form 605 in accordance with the instructions included with the Transitional Form 605; and
(d) where any information is contained in one or more annexures contemplated by the instructions that apply to the Transitional Form 603, Transitional Form 604 or Transitional Form 605 (as applicable)—includes those annexures as completed in accordance with the instructions.
Part 3—Transitional
7 Transitional
(1) The approval in section 5 applies in relation to information that is given under subsection 671B(3) of the Act on or after commencement of this instrument.
(2) The approval in section 6 applies in relation to information that is given under subsection 671B(3) of the Act between commencement of this instrument and 3 June 2027.