Section 1223B — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Requirement for a CCIV to have a constitution

(1) A CCIV must have a constitution. A CCIV may not repeal its constitution unless it replaces the constitution with a new constitution.

Minimum content requirements for the constitution

(2) The constitution of a CCIV must comply with the requirements applicable to the CCIV under Subdivision C.

Strict liability offence

(3) A CCIV commits an offence of strict liability if it fails to ensure it has a constitution that complies with the requirements applicable to the CCIV under Subdivision C.

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 1222ZB — Registers relating to CCIVs
s 1223 — Execution of documents (including deeds) by the CCIV itself
s 1223A — Replaceable rules do not apply to a CCIV
s 1223C — Retail CCIV—ASIC may direct CCIV to modify its constitution
s 1223D — Adoption, modification and repeal of constitution
s 1223E — Effect of constitution

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