Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041:section:1990:p30
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1990 (pt 30/212)
Character Range: 80860–83520

and quickly, the documents lodged with, and the information given to, the Commission under national scheme laws; and

     (f) to ensure that those documents, and that information, are available as soon as possible for access by the public; and

     (g) to take whatever action it can take, and is necessary, in order to enforce and give effect to national scheme laws.

  "(3) This Act has effect, and is to be interpreted, accordingly.

"(4) Despite subsection (1), this Act is taken not to be, for the purposes of subsection 22 (3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, an Act providing for the administration or government of the Australian Capital Territory.

"Division 2—Citation

Short title

"1a. This Act may be cited as the Australian Securities Commission Act 1989.

Alternative citations of this Act and regulations under section 251

"1b. (1) This Act may also be referred to as the ASC Law of the Australian Capital Territory or, subject to section 1d, simply as the ASC Law.

"(2) Regulations under section 251 may be referred to as the ASC Regulations of the Australian Capital Territory or, subject to section 1d, simply as the ASC Regulations.

Citation of provisions of this Act, and regulations under section 251, applying as law of another jurisdiction

"1c. (1) This section has effect for the purposes of an Act, a law of the Australian Capital Territory, or an instrument made under an Act or under such a law.

"(2) Where a law of a jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory contains provisions corresponding to sections 5 and 6 of the Corporations Act 1989 and also provides for provisions of this Act to apply as law of that jurisdiction, those provisions of this Act, as so applying, are the ASC Law of that jurisdiction.

"(3) Where a law of a jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory provides for the regulations in force for the time being under section 251 of this Act to apply for the purposes of the ASC Law of that jurisdiction, those regulations as so applying are the ASC Regulations of that jurisdiction.

References to ASC Law and ASC Regulations

"1d. (1) The object of this section is to help ensure that, so far as possible:

     (a) the bodies established by the ASC Law of the Capital Territory, and the staff of those bodies, can perform functions and exercise powers; and

  (b) persons can have dealings with those bodies;

as if the ASC Law of the Capital Territory, together with the ASC Law of each jurisdiction other than the Capital Territory, constituted a single national ASC Law applying of its own force throughout Australia.

"(2) Subject to this section, a reference in an instrument to the