Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185:section:204a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 204A
Character Range: 642154–642680

204A  Minimum number of secretaries

Proprietary companies
 (1) A proprietary company is not required to have a secretary but, if it does have 1 or more secretaries, at least 1 of them must ordinarily reside in Australia.

Public companies
 (2) A public company must have at least 1 secretary. At least 1 of them must ordinarily reside in Australia.

Strict liability offences
 (3) An offence based on subsection (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.