Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185:section:942c:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 942C (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 3905497–3908387

a statement to the effect that the distribution of the Financial Services Guide by the providing entity has been authorised by the authorising licensee, or by each of the authorising licensees; and
 (m) any other statements or information required by the regulations.
Note: A Supplementary Financial Services Guide containing additional information may be given with a Financial Services Guide that does not contain all the required information. The additional information is taken to be included in the Financial Services Guide (see section 943D.)
 (3) Subject to subsection (4), the level of detail of information about a matter that is required is such as a person would reasonably require for the purpose of making a decision whether to acquire financial services from the providing entity as a retail client.
 (4) The regulations may provide all or any of the following:
 (a) that a provision of subsection (2) does not apply in a particular situation;
 (b) that particular information is not required by a provision of subsection (2), either in a particular situation or generally;
 (c) a more detailed statement of the information that is required by a provision of subsection (2), either in a particular situation or generally;
 (d) that certain supplementary information must be given or made available to the client in some other way.
 (5) The Financial Services Guide must be dated. The date must be the date on which the Financial Services Guide was prepared or its preparation was completed.
 (6) The Financial Services Guide may also contain other information.
 (6A) The information included in the Financial Services Guide must be worded and presented in a clear, concise and effective manner.
 (7) The regulations may require the providing entity, in circumstances specified in the regulations, to provide the client, on request, with more detailed information about remuneration (including commission) or other benefits of a kind referred to in paragraph (2)(f).
 (7A) ASIC may, by legislative instrument, determine requirements for a statement for the purposes of subparagraph (2)(ga)(iii).
 (7B) Without limiting subsection (7A), the instrument may include the following:
 (a) requirements that a specified form, or specified form of words, be used for the statement;
 (b) requirements for the statement to include specified information;
 (c) requirements about the presentation, structure and format of the statement, including the location of the statement within the Financial Services Guide.
 (8) If:
 (a) the Financial Services Guide includes a statement to the effect that a client may request a record of further market‑related advice or advice to which subsection 946B(7) applies; and
 (b) the client is provided with advice to which that statement applies; and
 (c) the client has not already been provided with a record of that advice;
the providing entity must