Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00150:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00150
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 11463–14285

4  Definitions

  In this Division:

ACT means the Australian Capital Territory.

ACT ASIC Law has the same meaning as ASIC Law of the Capital Territory had in the Corporations Act 1989 immediately before the relevant time.

ACT ASIC Regulations has the same meaning as ASIC Regulations of the Capital Territory had in the Corporations Act 1989 immediately before the relevant time.

ACT Corporations Law has the same meaning as Corporations Law of the Capital Territory had in the Corporations Act 1989 immediately before the relevant time.

ACT Corporations Regulations has the same meaning as Corporations Regulations of the Capital Territory had in the Corporations Act 1989 immediately before the relevant time.

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

carried over provision:
 (a) of the old ACT corporations legislation—means a provision of that legislation that:
 (i) was in force immediately before the relevant time; and
 (ii) corresponds to a provision of the new corporations legislation; and
 (b) of the old ACT ASIC legislation—means a provision of that legislation that:
 (i) was in force immediately before the relevant time; and
 (ii) corresponds to a provision of the new ASIC legislation.

corresponds has a meaning affected by section 5.

liability includes a duty or obligation.

made includes issued, given or published.

new ASIC Act means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001.

new ASIC legislation means:
 (a) the new ASIC Act; and
 (b) the new ASIC Regulations (as amended and in force from time to time) and any other regulations made under the new ASIC Act; and
 (c) the laws of the Commonwealth referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) and (in relation to the ACT) subparagraph (b)(iii) of the definition of old ASIC legislation in subsection 254(1) of the new ASIC Act, being those laws as they apply after the relevant time; and
 (d) the preserved instruments.

new ASIC Regulations means the old ASIC Regulations that, because of section 264 of the new ASIC Act, have effect as if they were made under section 251 of that Act.

new Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001.

new Corporations legislation means:
 (a) the new Corporations Act; and
 (b) the new Corporations Regulations (as amended and in force from time to time) and any other regulations made under the new Corporations Act; and
 (c) the laws of the Commonwealth referred to (in relation to the ACT) in paragraph (c) of the definition of old corporations legislation in subsection 1371(1) of the new Corporations Act, being those laws as they apply after the relevant time; and
 (d) the preserved instruments.

new Corporations Regulations means the old Corporations Regulations that, because of section 1380 of the new Corporations Act, have effect as if they were made