Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00356:section:39
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00356
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 39
Character Range: 58955–59909

39  Nominees

Nomination by relevant account‑holder
 (1) For the purposes of the application of this Act to an Australian number, if:
 (a) the relevant account‑holder has nominated an individual in relation to the number; and
 (b) the nomination has not been withdrawn;
the individual is a nominee of the relevant account‑holder.
 (2) A nomination, or a withdrawal of a nomination, must be in writing.
 (3) This Act does not prevent 2 or more individuals from being nominated in relation to the same Australian number.

Deemed nominee
 (4) The regulations may provide that, for the purposes of the application of this Act to an Australian number, an individual is taken to be a nominee of the relevant account‑holder in the circumstances specified in the regulations.

Principles of agency not limited
 (5) References in this Act to a nominee do not, by implication, limit the application of the principles of agency to a matter arising under this Act.