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742  Exemptions and modifications by regulations
 (1) The regulations may:
 (a) exempt a person or class of persons from all or specified provisions of this Chapter; or
 (b) exempt a security or class of securities from all or specified provisions of this Chapter; or
 (c) provide that this Chapter applies as if specified provisions were omitted, modified or varied as specified in the regulations.
 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), regulations made for the purposes of this section may:
 (a) declare that provisions of this Chapter are modified so that they apply (with or without further modifications) in relation to persons, securities, financial products or situations to which they would not otherwise apply; or
 (b) declare that provisions of this Chapter are modified so that they apply (whether with or without further modifications) in a way that changes the person by whom or to whom a document or information is required to be given by a provision of this Chapter.
 (3) For the purpose of this section, the provisions of this Chapter include:
 (a) definitions in this Act, or in the regulations, as they apply to references in this Chapter; and
 (b) any provisions of Part 10.2 (transitional provisions) that relate to provisions of this Chapter.

Corporations Act 2001

No. 50, 2001

Compilation No. 140

Compilation date: 21 February 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 14, 2025 and Act No. 15, 2025

This compilation is in 7 volumes

Volume 1: sections 1–260E
Volume 2: sections 283AA–600K
Volume 3: sections 601–742
Volume 4: sections 760A–994Q
Volume 5: sections 1010A–1243A
Volume 6: sections 1272–1710
Volume 7: Schedules
 Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Corporations Act 2001 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 February 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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