Section 1650CCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Things started but not finished by ASIC

If:

(a) an amending item amends a provision of this Act; and

(b) before the application day for the amendment made by the amending item, as applying in relation to a matter, ASIC started doing a thing that relates to that matter under the provision as in force immediately before the commencement day for the amending item; and

(c) immediately before that application day, ASIC had not finished doing that thing; and

(d) on and after that application day, doing that thing is within the powers or functions of the Registrar;

then, on and after that application day:

(e) ASIC may finish doing that thing as if that thing were being done by the Registrar in performing or exercising the Registrar’s functions or powers; and

(f) to the extent that ASIC does not finish doing that thing under paragraph (e), the Registrar may finish doing that thing in performing and exercising the Registrar’s functions and powers.

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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