Section 1650Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Definitions

(1) In this Part:

amending item means any of the following that amends a provision of this Act:

(a) an item of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020;

(b) an item of Part 3 of Schedule 1, or of Schedule 2, to the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Better Advice) Act 2021;

(c) an item of Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Act 2021;

(d) an item specified under subsection (2).

application day, for an amendment made by an amending item, as applying in relation to a matter, means the day on and after which the amendment applies in relation to that matter because of section 1650B.

commencement day, for an amending item, means the day on which the amending item commences (taking into account Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2022).

interim period means the period:

(a) starting at the start of 22 June 2022; and

(b) ending at the end of the day before the day on which Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2022 commences.

postponed item means any of the following that commenced on 22 June 2022 (disregarding Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Act 2022):

(a) an item of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020;

(b) an item of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Better Advice) Act 2021;

(c) an item of Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Act 2021.

Note Item 103 of Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2020 is not covered by paragraph (a) because that item commenced on 4 April 2021.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of amending item in subsection (1), the Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify items that:

(a) are in a Schedule to any Act and amend a provision of this Act that deals with a matter related to a government registry regime; and

(b) are to commence after the end of the interim period but before 1 July 2026.

(3) For the purposes of subparagraph 1650B(1)(c)(ii), the Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify a day for an item specified under subsection (2) of this section. The day must occur after the end of the interim period but before 1 July 2026.

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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