Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185:section:9:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 9 (pt 7/63)
Character Range: 92454–95178

licence means a licence granted under section 908BC.
benchmark administrator licensee means a person who holds a benchmark administrator licence.
benefit:
 (a) means any benefit, whether by way of payment of cash or otherwise; and
 (b) when used in Division 2 of Part 2D.2 (sections 200 to 200J)—has the meaning given by section 200AB.
benefit derived and detriment avoided:
 (a) because of an offence—has the meaning given by section 1311D; and
 (b) because of a contravention of a civil penalty provision—has the meaning given by section 1317GAD.
benefit ratio has the meaning given by subsection 963B(3A).
benefit ratio requirements has the meaning given by subsection 963BA(1).
bid class of securities for a takeover bid is the class of securities to which the securities being bid for belong.
bidder for a takeover bid means the person who makes or proposes to make, or each of the people who make or propose to make, the offers under the bid (whether personally or by an agent or nominee).
Note: A person who announces a bid on behalf of another person is not making the bid, the other person is making the bid.
bidder's statement means a bidder's statement under sections 636 and 637 as supplemented.
bid period:
 (a) for an off‑market bid—starts when the bidder's statement is given to the target and ends:
 (i) 1 month later if no offers are made under the bid; or
 (ii) at the end of the offer period; and
 (b) for a market bid—starts when the bid is announced to the relevant financial market and ends at the end of the offer period.
binder has the meaning given by section 761A.
Board, when used in Part 9.2, means the Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board.
board limit means a limit described in section 201N.
board limit resolution means a resolution described in paragraph 201P(1)(a).
body means a body corporate or an unincorporated body and includes, for example, a society or association.
body corporate:
 (a) includes a body corporate that is being wound up or has been dissolved; and
 (b) in this Chapter (except section 66A) and section 206E includes an unincorporated registrable body; and
 (c) for the purposes of Chapter 5 and Part 9.2—has a meaning affected by subsection 6(2) (about Part 5.7 bodies).
body corporate licensee has the meaning given by section 910A.
body regulated by APRA has the meaning given by subsection 3(2) of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.
books includes:
 (a) a register; and
 (b) any other record of information; and
 (c) financial reports or financial records, however compiled, recorded or stored; and
 (ca) sustainability reports or sustainability records, however compiled, recorded or stored; and
 (d) a document;
but does not include an index