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AMENDMENTS OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1981 RELATING TO SECURITIES EXCHANGES

SCHEDULE 3

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY ACT 1980 RELATING TO SECURITIES EXCHANGES

Companies and Securities Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1985

No. 192 of 1985

An Act to amend laws relating to companies and securities

[Assented to 16 December 1985]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Companies and Securities Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1985.

Commencement
2. (1) Subject to this section, the provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day as is, or on such respective days as are, fixed by Proclamation.
(2) Part I shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(3) Sections 7, 9, 11 to 17 (inclusive), 21 and 22 shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(4) Section 24 and sub-section 25(1) shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation, not being a day that is earlier than the day on which sub-section 25 (2) comes into operation.
(5) Sub-section 25 (2) and sections 26, 127, 128, 198 and 199 shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(6) Sections 27 and 69 shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(7) Sub-section 30 (2) and sections 36 to 43 (inclusive), 65 and 123 shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(8) Sections 45 and 131 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1982.
(9) Section 63 and sub-section 165 (2) shall come into operation on 1 July 1987.
(10) Sections 72, 73 and 74 and sub-section 75 (1) shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(11) Sub-section 80 (2) shall come into operation on the day on which sub-section 80 (1) comes into operation or, if section 9 of the Companies Amendment Act 1985 does not come into operation before that day, immediately after the commencement of that section.
(12) Part V shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 1984.

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF COMPANIES (ACQUISITION OF SHARES) ACT 1980

Principal Act
3. The Companies (Acquisition of Shares) Act 19801 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Definitions
4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting the definition of "home exchange" and substituting the following definition:
         " 'home stock exchange', in relation to a stock exchange listed company, means the stock exchange designated to the