Section 1272B — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

(1) An eligible officer is:

(a) a director of a company, or of a body corporate that is a registered Australian body or registered foreign company, who:

(i) is appointed to the position of a director; or

(ii) is appointed to the position of an alternate director and is acting in that capacity;

regardless of the name that is given to that position; or

(b) any other officer of a company, or of a body corporate that is a registered Australian body or registered foreign company, who is an officer of a kind prescribed by the regulations;

but does not include a person covered by a determination under subsection (2) or (3).

Note: This subsection has a modified operation in relation to CCIVs: see section 1242.

(2) The Registrar may determine that a particular person is not an eligible officer. The Registrar must notify the person of the determination.

(3) The Registrar may, by legislative instrument, determine that a class of persons are not eligible officers.

Related sections

• s 1243A — Modification by regulations
• s 1272 — Giving and cancelling director identification numbers
• s 1272A — Applying for a director identification number
• s 1272C — Requirement to have a director identification number
• s 1272D — Requirement to apply for a director identification number
• s 1272E — Registrar may extend application periods

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