Disposal of securities if whereabouts of holder unknown
Where a person has been shown in an appropriate register of a company as the holder of securities of the company for a period of at least 6 years and the company has, for a period of at least 6 years: (a) had reasonable grounds for believing that the person was not residing at the address shown in the register as the person’s address; and (b) on each occasion during that last‑mentioned period when, whether or not in accordance with a provision of this Act, it sought to communicate with the person, being unable after the exercise of reasonable diligence to do so; the company may, by executing a transfer for and on behalf of the person, transfer to ASIC: (c) the securities; and (d) any rights in respect of the securities; to be dealt with under this Part.
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