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ASIC Corporations (Consents to Statements) Instrument 2016/72

About this compilation

Compilation No. 2

This is a compilation of ASIC Corporations (Consents to Statements) Instrument 2016/72 as in force on 28 September 2017. It includes any commenced amendment affecting the legislative instrument to that date.

This compilation was prepared by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information
about amending instruments and the amendment history of each amended provision.

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of legislative instrument
3 Authority
4 Definitions
Part 2—Declarations
5 Bidder's statements: statements for which consent not required
6 Target's statements: statements for which consent not required
7 Disclosure documents: statements for which consent not required
7A CSF offer documents: statements for which consent not required
8 Product Disclosure Statements: statements for which consent not required
Endnotes
Endnote 1—Instrument history
Endnote 2—Amendment history

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of legislative instrument
This instrument is ASIC Corporations (Consents to Statements) Instrument 2016/72.

3 Authority
This instrument is made under sections 655A, 741 and 1020F of the Corporations Act 2001.

4 Definitions
In this instrument:
Act means the Corporations Act 2001.

Part 2—Declarations

5 Bidder's statements: statements for which consent not required
    Chapter 6 of the Act applies to all persons as if section 636 were modified or varied by, after subsection (3), inserting:

    "Statements by official persons, or in books, journals etc

         (3A) Subsection (3) does not apply to a statement that:

            (a) fairly represents what purports to be a statement made by an official person; or

            (b) is a correct and fair copy of, or extract from, what purports to be a public official document; or

            (c) is a correct and fair copy of, or extract from, a statement which has already been published in a book, journal or comparable publication;

         provided the statement was not made, or published, in connection with the takeover bid or the bidder or target or any business, property or person the subject of the bidder's or target's statement.
    Historical geological data
         (3B) Subsection (3) does not apply to a historical geological report reference that is included in a bidder's statement or an accompanying document provided all of the following are satisfied:
              (a) the historical geological report reference is included in a geological report (the current report) set out in the statement or document;
              (b) the report (the previous report) to which the historical geological report reference relates is available for inspection or acquisition by any person, with or without payment of a fee, at or from:
                  (i)  a governmental department, authority or agency of an Australian State or Territory or of the Commonwealth; or
                  (ii)  an operator of a prescribed financial market;