Requirement to have a director identification number
(1) An eligible officer must have a director identification number. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the officer applied to the Registrar under section 1272A for a director identification number: (i) before the day the officer first became an eligible officer (or an eligible officer within the meaning of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006); or (ii) if the regulations specify an application period—within that period, starting at the start of that day; or (iii) within the longer period (if any) the Registrar allows under section 1272E, starting at the start of that day; and (b) the application, and any reviews arising out of it, have not been finally determined or otherwise disposed of. Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the officer became an eligible officer without the officer’s knowledge. Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code. (4) An offence based on subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability. Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (5) A person who contravenes, or is involved in a contravention of, subsection (1) contravenes this subsection. Note 1: Subsection (5) is a civil penalty provision (see section 1317E). Note 2: Section 79 defines involved.
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