Section 1489Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Applications of amendments—application for and grant of licences etc. authorising margin lending financial services

(1) Despite section 1488, during the period that:

(a) starts at the start of the day that is one month after commencement; and

(b) ends at the end of the day before the day that is 12 months after commencement;

subsections (2) and (3) apply.

(2) A person may:

(a) apply under section 913A of the amended Corporations Act for an Australian financial services licence that authorises the person to provide a margin lending financial service; and

(b) apply under section 914A of the amended Corporations Act for a variation of a condition of an Australian financial services licence to authorise the person to provide a margin lending financial service.

(3) ASIC may:

(a) grant an Australian financial services licence to a person under section 913B of the amended Corporations Act that authorises the person to provide a margin lending financial service, and otherwise deal with that licence (for example, by suspending or cancelling it) under Chapter 7; and

(b) impose or vary conditions on an Australian financial services licence under section 914A of the amended Corporations Act to authorise a person to provide a margin lending financial service, and otherwise deal with those conditions (for example, by revoking or varying them) under Chapter 7;

but the Australian financial services licence, condition, or variation of a condition, does not take effect until the day that is 12 months after commencement.

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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