Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00492:section:6:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00492
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 10/175)
Character Range: 196586–199272

is not an address at which documents can be served on the corporation. See section 120‑1 for the addresses at which documents can be served on the corporation.
 (2) The corporation must lodge notice of a change of address of its document access address with the Registrar not later than 28 days after the date on which the change occurs.
Note: If the corporation is not to be the occupier of premises at the address of its document access address, the notice must state that the occupier has consented to the address being specified in the notice and has not withdrawn that consent (see section 115‑20).
 (3) A notice of change of address takes effect from the later of:
 (a) the seventh day after the notice was lodged; or
 (b) a later day specified in the notice as the date from which the change is to take effect.
 (4) The corporation commits an offence if the corporation does not have a document access address in Australia.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
 (5) The corporation commits an offence if:
 (a) the corporation's document access address changes; and
 (b) the corporation does not lodge the notice required by subsection (2) within 28 days after the change.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
 (6) An offence against subsection (4) or paragraph (5)(b) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

115‑10  Registrar may change document access address to a director's address
 (1) If the corporation does not occupy the premises at the address of its document access address, the corporation must be able to show the Registrar the occupier's written consent to the corporation's use of those premises as its document access address.
Note: The Registrar can require the corporation to produce the consent (see section 115‑20).
 (2) The corporation commits an offence if it fails to comply with a request by the Registrar to show the Registrar that consent.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
 (3) An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (4) If the Registrar becomes aware that the occupier of those premises:
 (a) has not consented to the use of the premises as the address of the corporation's document access address; or
 (b) has withdrawn the consent;
the Registrar may:
 (c) give written notice to a director of the corporation who resides in Australia that the Registrar intends to change the address of the corporation's document access address to the director's address; and
 (d) if the Registrar is not notified of the address of the corporation's proposed new document access address under section 115‑5 within 14 days after the notice