ASIC Corporations (Changing the Responsible Entity) Instrument 2023/681 (Cth)
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ASIC Corporations (Changing the Responsible Entity) Instrument 2023/681
I, Amanda Zeller, delegate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, make the following legislative instrument.
Date 22 September 2023
Amanda Zeller
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of legislative instrument
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Definitions
Part 2—Declaration
5 Removal of responsible entity
Part 3—Repeal
6 Repeal
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of legislative instrument
This is the ASIC Corporations (Changing the Responsible Entity) Instrument 2023/681.
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 subsection 601QA(1) of the Corporations Act 2001.
4 Definitions
In this instrument:
Act means the Corporations Act 2001.
Part 2—Declaration
5 Removal of responsible entity
Chapter 5C of the Act applies to all persons as if section 601FM were modified or varied by, after subsection (1), inserting:
"(1A) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), in the case of a registered scheme that is listed:
(a) the responsible entity must call and arrange to hold a meeting of the members to consider and vote on proposed resolutions to remove the responsible entity and choose a new responsible entity on the request of:
(i) members with at least 5% of the votes that may be cast on the resolution; or
(ii) at least 100 members who are entitled to vote on the resolution; and
(b) members who hold interests carrying at least 5% of the votes that may be cast at a meeting of the members may call and arrange to hold a meeting of the members to consider and vote on proposed resolutions to remove the responsible entity and choose a new responsible entity; and
(c) the Court may order a meeting of the members to be called to consider and vote on proposed resolutions to remove the responsible entity and choose a new responsible entity if it is impracticable to call the meeting in any other way.".
Part 3—Repeal
6 Repeal
This instrument is repealed at the start of 1 October 2028.
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