Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185:section:1343
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1343
Character Range: 5748979–5749812

1343  Disposal of securities if whereabouts of holder unknown
  Where a person has been shown in an appropriate register of a company as the holder of securities of the company for a period of at least 6 years and the company has, for a period of at least 6 years:
 (a) had reasonable grounds for believing that the person was not residing at the address shown in the register as the person's address; and
 (b) on each occasion during that last‑mentioned period when, whether or not in accordance with a provision of this Act, it sought to communicate with the person, being unable after the exercise of reasonable diligence to do so;
the company may, by executing a transfer for and on behalf of the person, transfer to ASIC:
 (c) the securities; and
 (d) any rights in respect of the securities;
to be dealt with under this Part.