Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185:section:725
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00185
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 725
Character Range: 2814532–2815898

725  Expiration of disclosure document
 (1) If a person offers securities under a disclosure document and the disclosure document passes its expiry date, the person must deal with applications for the securities under the document in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
 (1A) An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (2) If an application is received on or before the expiry date, the person may issue or transfer securities to the applicant.
Note: Subsection 723(1) (when read with subsections 719(4) and (5)) requires the person issuing or transferring the securities to have reasonable grounds to believe that the application form was included in, or accompanied by, a disclosure document that was current at the time.
 (3) If an application is received after the expiry date, the person must either:
 (a) return any money received by the person from the applicant; or
 (b) give the applicant:
 (i) a new disclosure document; and
 (ii) 1 month to withdraw their application and be repaid; or
 (c) issue or transfer the securities to the applicant and give them:
 (i) a new disclosure document; and
 (ii) 1 month to withdraw their application and be repaid.

Part 6D.3—Prohibitions, liabilities and remedies (other than for CSF offers)

Division 1A—Introduction