Section 1213GCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Offences relating to the operation of notified foreign passport funds

(1) This section applies if:

(a) one of the following persons engages in conduct that constitutes an alleged offence against this Act or the ASIC Act:

(i) a notified foreign passport fund;

(ii) the operator of a notified foreign passport fund;

(iii) a person with responsibilities in relation to a notified foreign passport fund; and

(b) the conduct occurs in relation to the operation of the fund; and

(c) the conduct occurs wholly in a foreign country; and

(d) the person who engages in the conduct is not:

(i) an Australian citizen; or

(ii) a body corporate incorporated by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; and

(e) it is not otherwise a physical element of the offence that the conduct results, or is likely to result, in a person in this jurisdiction who has an interest in the fund suffering financial or other disadvantage.

(2) It is a physical element of the offence that the conduct results, or is likely to result, in a person in this jurisdiction who has an interest in the fund suffering financial or other disadvantage.

(3) In this section:

person with responsibilities in relation to a notified foreign passport fund means a person (other than a regulator) who has functions or duties in relation to the fund under the Passport Rules for this jurisdiction.

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.

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