ASIC Corporations (Electronic Lodgment of Financial Reports) Instrument 2016/181 (Cth)

ASIC Corporations (Electronic Lodgment of Financial Reports) Instrument 2016/181 I, Stephen Yen PSM, delegate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, make the following legislative instrument. Dated 24 March 2016

Stephen Yen

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name of legislative instrument 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions Part 2—Approval 5 Electronic lodgment of reports with operators of eligible financial markets Part 3—Order 6 Approved forms to accompany financial documents Part 4—Savings and transitional 7 Application of this instrument and ASIC Class Order [CO 98/104] 8 Application of this instrument and ASIC Class Order [CO 00/2451]

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of legislative instrument This is the ASIC Corporations (Electronic Lodgment of Financial Reports) Instrument 2016/181.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation. Note: The register may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority This instrument is made under sections 341 and 352 of the Corporations Act 2001.

4 Definitions In this instrument: Act means the Corporations Act 2001. eligible financial market means a financial market operated by: (a) ASX Limited; (b) National Stock Exchange of Australia Limited; (c) SIM Venture Securities Exchange Limited; or (d) Sydney Stock Exchange Limited. eligible report means a report that a listed disclosing entity has to prepare or obtain under Division 1 or 2 of Part 2M.3 of the Act and includes a concise report provided to members under section 314 of the Act and an amended report within the meaning of section 322 of the Act.

Part 2—Approval

5 Electronic lodgment of reports with operators of eligible financial markets (1) ASIC approves the electronic lodgment of an eligible report by a listed disclosing entity that is included in the official list of an eligible financial market. (2) This approval applies where all the following are satisfied: (a) the operator of the financial market is appointed as agent for ASIC to receive eligible reports electronically from listed disclosing entities; (b) the eligible report is lodged with the operator electronically; (c) the listed disclosing entity has adequate arrangements in place to ensure a signed copy of the eligible report is kept for a period of not less than 7 years from the time of electronic lodgment. (3) This approval does not apply in relation to a financial year of a listed disclosing entity which is not a company or registered scheme.