Section 1011C — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Treatment of offers of options over financial products

For the purposes of this Division:

(a) an offer of an option over a financial product is not to be taken to be an offer of the underlying financial product; and

(b) the grant of an option without an offer of the option is taken to be an offer of the option; and

(c) an offer to grant an option is taken to be an offer to issue the financial product constituted by the option.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 1010D — General approach to offence provisions
s 1011A — Jurisdictional scope of Division
s 1011B — Meaning of regulated person
s 1012A — Obligation to give Product Disclosure Statement—personal advice recommending particular financial product
s 1012B — Obligation to give Product Disclosure Statement—situations related to issue of financial products
s 1012C — Obligation to give Product Disclosure Statement—offers related to sale of financial products

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